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YOUSSEF KARWASHAN | AFP | Getty Images A Syrian soldier waves the national flag atop the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George in the town of Quneitra in the Syrian Golan Heights on July 27, 2018. – The town was almost completely destroyed by departing Israeli soldiers in 1974 after …

Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images  Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England (BOE). The Bank of England is likely to surprise market players with a stronger rate-hike path next year, a strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management said Monday. The central bank is due to meet Thursday …

FABRICE COFFRINI | AFP | Getty Images A Swiss flag flies over a sign of Swiss bank Credit Suisse on May 8, 2014 in Bern. Credit Suisse reported Tuesday a net income of 647 million Swiss francs ($655.33 million) for the second quarter of the year. The figure beat analysts’ …

Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base July 24, 2018, in Maryland.  Mike Gallagher, managing director at financial consultancy Continuum Economics, played down stellar predictions of growth by Donald Trump, adding that recent polices implemented by the U.S. …

Paul Kane | Getty Images News | Getty Images PERTH, AUSTRALIA – MAY 15: The front end of the Antonov AN-225 Mriya is opened prior to unloading of cargo after arriving at Perth International airport on May 15, 2016 in Perth, Australia. The Ukrainian cargo plane is 84 metres long …

Chesnot | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron leaves his house with his deputy chief of staff Alexandre Benalla (L) on the eve of the second round of the French parliamentary elections on June 17, 2017, in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France. A scandal involving the security guard of Emmanuel Macron has …

Jasper Juinen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB). The European Central Bank (ECB) decided to keep its key interest rates unchanged Thursday, with policymakers showing little appetite for change after a flurry of activity at their last meeting. The ECB’s interest rate …

 Dursun Aydemir | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Brexit Minister Dominic Raab (L) and Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier (R) hold a joint press conference in Brussels, Belgium on July 18, 2018.  Ireland’s Foreign Minister Simon Coveney suggested the U.K.’s negotiations over leaving Europe could be extended beyond 2019 as concerns …

Emmanuel Dunand | AFP | Getty Images European Central Bank President Mario Draghi attends an Eurogroup finance ministers meeting at the European Council in Brussels on May 24, 2018. After a surprisingly dovish meeting in June, the European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to strike a more balanced tone this …

Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Statues stand outside a Deutsche Bank AG branch in Frankfurt, Germany. Here are some key highlights: Profit before tax of 711 million euros ($830.48 million), down 13 percent on the year. Net income of 401 million euros ($468.39 million) Common Equity Tier 1 …