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Gulf stock markets were mostly flat on Sunday amid low trading volumes and a lack of significant events.
WASHINGTON China has agreed to significantly increase its purchases of U.S. goods and services, the two countries said on Saturday, but made no mention of a $200 billion target the White House had touted earlier. | Video
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Gulf stock markets were mostly flat on Sunday amid low trading volumes and a lack of significant events.
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 20 (Reuters) - H ealth workers in Democratic Republic of Congo will begin a vaccination campaign on Monday aimed at containing an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, a spokeswoman for the health ministry said on Sunday.
Egypt next week will announce the winning consortium to build a 6,000 megawatt coal-fired power plant in the Red Sea port of Hamrawein after having received bids from three international consortiums, the electricity minister said on Sunday.
Health workers in Democratic Republic of Congo will begin a vaccination campaign on Monday aimed at containing an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus, a spokeswoman for the health ministry said on Sunday.
Britain will tackle "the Wild West elements" on the internet from cyberbullying to online child exploitation by introducing new laws for social media companies, digital minister Matt Hancock said on Sunday.
The far-right League gave Italians a chance to bless the programme it has drawn up with the 5-Star Movement in an informal ballot as the two groups try to decide on a candidate to lead their planned coalition government.
China’s financial services market should be opened further to foreign competition, but liberalization of cross-border capital flows should be done more cautiously, an adviser to China’s central bank said at a forum on Sunday.
Hollywood's push for greater access to China's booming film market - delayed since last year - has become tangled in broader trade talks between Washington and Beijing, a potentially thorny position amid whipsawing trade relations.
China has agreed to significantly increase its purchases of U.S. goods and services, the two countries said on Saturday, but made no mention of a $200 billion target the White House had touted earlier.
In early 2015, as Malaysians were protesting over government plans to introduce a consumption tax, the then first lady was complaining about the rising costs of her hairdresser.
STOCKS | BONDS | CURRENCIES | COMMODITIES |
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Name | Yield | Change |
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US 10YR |
+3.060
|
+0.000 |
DE 10YR |
+0.570
|
-0.006 |
JP 10YR |
+0.070
|
+0.011 |
Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
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USD | 1 | 1.1775 | 0.0090 |
EUR | 0.8489 | 1 | 0.0077 |
JPY | 110.7100 | 130.4000 | 1 |
Index | Last | Chg |
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Gold |
1,289.60
USD
|
+1.40
Exp: May 18
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Copper |
3.05
USD
|
-0.03
Exp: May 18
|
Crude Oil |
71.35
USD
|
-0.14
Exp: May 18
|