Euro slides as Italian MP prefers nat’l currency
LONDON, Oct 02 (Reuters): The euro fell to a six-week low on Tuesday after a senior lawmaker in one of Italy's ruling parties said most of the country's problems would be resolved if it readopted a national currency, triggering a broad market sell-off.The euro also slumped against the safe-haven yen...
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Gold maintains high range
BENGALURU, Oct 02 (Reuters): Gold rose on Tuesday as a recent dip to multi-week lows attracted some bargain hunters, but prices were well within recent ranges as the dollar remained on an upward trajectory.Spot gold rose 0.4 per cent to $1,192.43 per ounce at 0926 GMT, after shedding around 0.3...
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Diesel deal gives German drivers options for choice
BERLIN, Oct 02 (Reuters): Owners of older diesel cars in German cities where the air is particularly polluted should be able to choose between trade-in incentives and a hardware retrofit, coalition parties have agreed, a paper seen by Reuters on Tuesday showed.After marathon talks into the night, Chancellor Angela Merkel...
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Soybeans, corn prices decline
HAMBURG, Oct 02 (Reuters): Chicago soybeans and corn fell on Tuesday, with market attention returning to growing expectations of bumper US crops and good progress with US harvests.Chicago Board of Trade most-active soybeans were down 0.2 per cent at $8.55-1/2 a bushel at 1110 GMT. Corn fell 0.5 per cent...
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