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Japan panel invites inflation expert, economists to special sessions -minister
By Kantaro Komiya and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -The Japanese government's top economic policy panel will invite eight economists, including an expert on inflation in Japan, to its upcoming sp...
Jan 12, 2023
China moving to take ‘golden shares’ in Alibaba, Tencent units – FT
(Reuters) - China is moving to take minority stakes with special rights in the local units of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Seeking influe...
Jan 12, 2023
China customs says trade with Russia hit new high in 2022
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's exports and imports with Russia hit a new high of 1.28 trillion yuan in 2022, Lyu Daliang, spokesperson of the General Administration of Customs, told a news briefing in Be...
Jan 12, 2023
Dollar wobbles as U.S. inflation fuels hopes of slower Fed rate path
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar swayed on Friday, flirting with seven-month lows after a sharp dive overnight as data showed U.S. inflation was slowing, boosting hopes of the F...
Jan 12, 2023
Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley, has died, media reports say
(Reuters) - Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of rock 'n' roll legend Elvis Presley, died on Thursday after being rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital suffering from cardiac arrest, according to ...
Jan 12, 2023
Yen flying as market challenges BOJ, stocks cheer inflation’s retreat
By Tom Westbrook and Kevin Buckland SINGAPORE/TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Friday as investors cheered a slowdown in U.S. inflation, while the yen hit a seven-month high and Japanese bond yi...
Jan 12, 2023
Oil heads for solid weekly gain on China demand hopes
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped in early trade on Friday but were on track for gains of more than 6% for the week on solid signs of demand growth in top crude oil importer Chin...
Jan 12, 2023
At least 6 killed in Alabama as storm sweeps through U.S. South – NYT
(Reuters) - At least six people were killed in Autauga County, Alabama, on Thursday as a storm swept through the U.S. South, the New York Times reported. The storm also damaged homes and left tens of ...
Jan 12, 2023
U.S. business lobby group lambasts FTC over proposed ban on non-compete clauses
(Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce criticized on Thursday a proposed rule of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that seeks to ban companies from having non-compete clauses with workers, saying s...
Jan 12, 2023
Bank of Korea raises interest rates by 25 bps, as expected
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank raised its policy interest rate by 25 basis points on Friday, making a widely expected move that many economists also predicted would mark the end of a tig...
Jan 12, 2023
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