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Targeting U.S. automaker signals possible China retaliation over Trump talk

By Arshad Mohammed, Matt Spetalnick and Benjamin Kang Lim WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – China's plan to punish a U.S. automaker accused of price-fixing is a sign of how Beijing could retaliate …

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Fed lifts rates, sees faster pace of hikes in Trump’s first year

The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday and signaled a faster pace of increases in 2017 as central bankers adapted to the incoming Trump administration's promises of tax cuts, spending and deregulation. The increase in the federal funds rate to a range of between 0.50 percent and 0.75 percent was widely expected. In a news conference following the unanimous rate decision, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said Donald…

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Qatar urges VW to reduce labor influence: Bild

Qatar, the third-largest shareholder in Volkswagen , is urging the German carmaker to reduce the influence of its powerful trade unions as it battles to overcome its emissions scandal, a German

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Uneasy calm in markets about upcoming U.S. rate increase, BIS says

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – An “uneasy calm” prevails in financial markets about the first increase in U.S. interest rates in almost a decade, which is widely expected later this month, the Bank for International Settlements said in its latest report. The restrained reaction, especially from emerging markets, to the Federal…

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