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Oil recoups some losses on signs of firm U.S. fuel demand
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices inched up on Wednesday as industry data showed U.S. fuel stocks fell more than expected, recovering slightly from a 5% drop on Tuesday on fears fuel dem...
Aug 30, 2022
Australia sovereign fund says it went backwards in FY22 but outshone equities
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's sovereign wealth fund posted a small annual loss on Wednesday as soaring inflation sent stocks and bond yields tumbling, but said its diversified investment strategy had...
Aug 30, 2022
Japan July retail sales rise 2.4% year/year – govt
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese retail sales rose 2.4% in July from a year earlier, growing for a fifth straight month, government data showed on Wednesday. The median market forecast was for a 1.9% gain. ...
Aug 30, 2022
Japan’s factories expand output for a second month in July
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factories extended expansion in output to a second month in July as motor vehicle production improved, marking a positive start to the third quarter for ma...
Aug 30, 2022
Rights groups sue to block Indiana abortion ban
By Sharon Bernstein (Reuters) - Abortion rights groups and medical providers in Indiana said they filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to stop the state's ban on the procedure from going into effect. The lawsui...
Aug 30, 2022
New Zealand building consents rise in July
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The number of new dwelling consents approved in New Zealand rose a seasonally adjusted 5% in July compared with a 2.2% fall in the previous month, official data showed on Wednes...
Aug 30, 2022
U.S. Army grounds Boeing-made Chinook helicopters fleet
(Reuters) - The U.S. Army has temporarily grounded its fleet of about 400 Chinook helicopters due to a risk of engine fires, a spokeswoman told Reuters on Tuesday. Planemaker Boeing Co makes the heavy...
Aug 30, 2022
UK shop price inflation jumps to 5.1% in July – BRC
LONDON (Reuters) - Shops and supermarkets in Britain increased prices by 5.1% in the 12 months to August, the largest rise in records dating back to 2005, reflecting a jump in food costs caused by the...
Aug 30, 2022
UK business confidence hit again by inflation surge – Lloyds
LONDON (Reuters) - Confidence among British businesses has sunk to its lowest since March 2021 as companies worry about fast-rising inflation, according to a survey published on Wednesday which also s...
Aug 30, 2022
Germany’s municipal utilities expect up to 15% client defaults -Funke
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's municipal utilities expect up to 15% of their clients to default on payments because of high gas prices, the head of local utilities organisation VKU told Funke Media grou...
Aug 30, 2022
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