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Latam FX in better mood despite local risks, watching U.S. vote run-up: Reuters Poll
By Gabriel Burin and Abraham Gonzalez BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Latin American currencies will pick up somewhat in the near term, as investors watch the U.S. presidential election campaign for any hint...
Sep 03, 2020
Up, down and sideways: a voter’s guide to U.S. economic data
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - In the countdown to the Nov. 3 U.S. presidential election, the state of the economy is a key concern for many voters. Americans face a barrage of data, from this Friday's mon...
Sep 03, 2020
Exxon Beaumont, Texas, refinery restarts large crude unit: sources
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp restarted the large crude distillation unit (CDU) at its 369,024 barrel-per-day (bpd) Beaumont, Texas, refinery on Thursday, said sources familiar with plant opera...
Sep 03, 2020
Brazil PMIs show economic activity in August strongest since 2013, but services still lag
By Jamie McGeever BRASILIA (Reuters) - Private sector economic activity in Brazil rose in August at its fastest pace in over seven years, a purchasing managers' survey showed on Thursday, as a bumper ...
Sep 03, 2020
Mexico’s president nods to environment but favors state energy firms
By David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - On the campaign trail two years ago, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador pledged to meet Mexico's commitments on combating global warming and discussed moving the...
Sep 03, 2020
Ukraine keeps main interest rate unchanged as COVID-19 cases spike
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's central bank kept its main interest rate unchanged at 6% on Thursday for the second meeting in a row, balancing its aim of supporting an economy hit by the...
Sep 03, 2020
U.S. weekly jobless claims drop more than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, but remained extraordinarily high amid signs that the labor market recover...
Sep 03, 2020
Factbox: How France plans to spend its way out of COVID-19 slump
PARIS (Reuters) - France announced a 100 billion euro ($118 billion) stimulus to drive a post-pandemic economic rebound in 2021, with a focus on investments in a greener economy, creating jobs and mak...
Sep 03, 2020
General Motors, Honda to form strategic alliance in North America
(Reuters) - General Motors and Japan's Honda Motor Co have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a North American automotive alliance, the U.S. automaker said on Thursday. The proposed alliance...
Sep 03, 2020
Euro zone public deficit levels unsustainable, ECB’s Wunsch says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Some euro zone countries are running unsustainable public finances as they try to cope with the coronavirus pandemic but they may still struggle to exit crisis fighting policies,...
Sep 03, 2020
