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Fed to present an updated outlook looking through the fog of war
WASHINGTON, March 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve officials, their policy outlook roiled by a war that has stranded a fifth of global oil supply, meet this week to debate whether the Iran conflict...
Mar 16, 2026
No-booze beer and houmous: healthy habits reshape UK inflation basket
LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - Prices of alcohol-free beer and houmous will go into calculations of British inflation as shoppers prioritise healthier habits, the Office for National Statistics said on ...
Mar 16, 2026
European shares slip as Mideast conflict enters third week; Commerzbank climbs
By Avinash P March 16 (Reuters) - Europe's STOXX 600 edged lower on Monday, as the economic fallout from the Middle East war weighed, while Commerzbank rose after UniCredit launched a bid for an addit...
Mar 16, 2026
Walmart-backed PhonePe's India pauses IPO plans amid geopolitical tensions, market volatility
March 16 (Reuters) - Walmart-backed Indian fintech firm PhonePe has temporarily paused its initial public offering plans, citing geopolitical tensions and volatility in global capital markets, the com...
Mar 16, 2026
UniCredit launches low-premium bid for Commerzbank in effort to secure talks
By Valentina Za, Ludwig Burger and Tom Sims MILAN/FRANKFURT, March 16 (Reuters) - Italy's UniCredit launched an unsolicited bid to increase its stake in Commerzbank above 30% on Monday in an effort to...
Mar 16, 2026
Foxconn's profit lags estimates as it forecasts strong revenue growth
By Wen-Yee Lee, Faith Hung and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, March 16 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker, said on Monday it expected strong revenue growth in the firs...
Mar 16, 2026
How the yen's safe haven aura is fading
By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, March 16 (Reuters) - The Japanese yen is one of the world's pre-eminent safe haven currencies - typically expected to strengthen in times of market turmoil. So why h...
Mar 16, 2026
Analysis-Middle East war disrupts pharma air routes, risks cancer drugs supply
LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - War in the Middle East is disrupting the flow of critical medicines to the Gulf, imperilling supply routes for cancer drugs and other treatments that require refrigeration...
Mar 16, 2026
Bank of England to play for time as war brings inflation heat
By William Schomberg LONDON, March 16 (Reuters) - The Bank of England will choose its words even more carefully than usual this week alongside its expected decision to delay an interest rate cut in th...
Mar 16, 2026
Morning Bid: Drawing to a strait is always a risky play
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Asian trading has again been all about the Strait of Hormuz and President Trump's odds of strong-arming U.S. allies, and others,...
Mar 16, 2026
