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Britain is concerned about action by Iranian vessels to stop a commercial oil tanker, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesman said on Thursday, calling for a de-escalation of tensions.

The European Central Bank's should take the low inflation expectations implied by euro zone bond prices with a pinch of salt as other gauges show greater confidence in the outlook, ECB board member Benoit Coeure said.

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The appointment of Thailand's new cabinet dispels some political uncertainty, but doubts remain over its ability to spur long-term growth in an economy that lags regional peers, analysts said on Thursday.

In the wake of the U.S. housing meltdown of the late 2000s, JPMorgan Chase & Co hunted for new ways to expand its loan business beyond the troubled mortgage sector.

Most Southeast Asian stock markets ended higher on Thursday, with Philippines rising nearly 1% to an over 15-month closing high, as investors embraced a noticeably dovish stance in the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman's testimony to the Congress. Fed chief Jerome Powell seemed to lay ground for...

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Ireland's finance minister on Thursday approved a request from the central bank to activate a so-called systemic risk buffer that would allow it to impose additional capital requirements on banks in the future to further protect the economy.

Ireland's debt agency raised 1 billion euros in a dual bond sale on Thursday, increasing its total issuance of benchmark bonds since the start of the year to 11.25 billion euros.

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People working for lawmakers in Britain's lower house of parliament face an unacceptable risk of sexual harassment and bullying, which has been hidden because staff fear reprisals, according to a official report released on Thursday.