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Oil nears 4-year high

Bloomberg Crude approached a four-year high after OPEC signaled it may not replace Iranian oil that’s disappearing from global markets as US sanctions loom. Futures rose as much as 1.7 percent in London on Tuesday. OPEC shrugged off the threat to Iranian supplies over the weekend, spurring some of the world’s most-sophisticated traders to forecast a return to $100-a-barrel oil. …

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Praet snaps Draghi’s inflation comments; euro whipsaws

Bloomberg European Central Bank policy maker Peter Praet said he doesn’t believe President Mario Draghi intended to send a new signal when he said the pickup in underlying euro-area inflation is “relatively vigorous.” The euro slid after Praet, the ECB’s chief economist, made the remarks in London on Tuesday. The single currency jumped the previous day when Draghi spoke at …

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Danske Bank faces more penalties from regulator

Bloomberg Danske Bank A/S faces more penalties from the financial regulator as multiple probes into one of Europe’s biggest money laundering scandals get under way, according to Denmark’s government. The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority already forced Danske to add almost $800 million to its capital burden back in May, in response to earlier signs of laundering breaches. Business Minister Rasmus …

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