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U.S. asks Russia to recognise fighters held in Ukraine as combatants – Ifax
(Fixes typo in headline) MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday the United States had asked that U.S. fighters detained in Ukraine be recognised as combatants...
Jul 08, 2022
Soaring prices, plastic bottles to dampen Japan’s thirst for Beaujolais Nouveau
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese fans of Beaujolais Nouveau wine will likely be reining in their enthusiasm this year as importers hike prices, dramatically shrink their product offerings and even resort to...
Jul 08, 2022
Dash to cash, bonds as position gauge mired in extreme bearishness – BoFA
LONDON (Reuters) - Investors sought shelter in cash and U.S. Treasuries and dumped gold and equities as markets braced for a bumpy ride as central banks raise rates aggressively in the face of slowing...
Jul 08, 2022
Investors fear earnings season will spark new equities selloff
By Danilo Masoni and Medha Singh MILAN (Reuters) - The upcoming corporate earnings season could prompt another sharp fall in global share prices with profit forecasts looking far too upbeat given moun...
Jul 08, 2022
Analysis:’Nobody’s perfect’: German economy, engine of Europe, splutters
By John O'Donnell and Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Long one of the globe's economic stars, Germany is on a brink of a reversal of fortune which some fear imperils the prosperity built by its post-wa...
Jul 08, 2022
U.S. firm to build $1.7 billion data centre, large-scale battery in Australia
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Private-equity firm Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners said it has won approval to build a data centre worth A$2.5 billion ($1.7 billion) in Australia, that will eventually includ...
Jul 08, 2022
Analysis: Sanctions on Russia’s debt entangle default insurance payouts
By Davide Barbuscia and Karin Strohecker NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors hit by Russia's debt default may have to settle some of their positions privately if the U.S. Treasury does not green-light an a...
Jul 07, 2022
China COVID monitoring app cuts travel history scrutiny
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's national authorities are reducing scrutiny of citizens' travel history for COVID-19 monitoring, requiring that a mandatory mobile app shows the previous seven days of trave...
Jul 07, 2022
U.S. job growth likely slowed in June; unemployment rate seen at 3.6%
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers likely hired the fewest workers in 14 months in June, but the jobless rate probably remained near pre-pandemic lows, underscoring labor market t...
Jul 07, 2022
South Korea unveils $625 million in steps to fight “emergency” inflation situation
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Friday the current economic conditions constituted an emergency situation and ordered his government to devise all available measures to ...
Jul 07, 2022
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