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China’s export growth beats expectations but imports slip
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's export growth held up well in March, although analysts say the momentum could soon peter out with the world's second-largest economy set to slow sharply due to the Ukraine ...
Apr 13, 2022
Fed’s Bullard says central bank must put brakes on economic activity -FT
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve must put the brakes on economic activity to tackle surging prices, James Bullard, president of the St Louis Fed, told the Financial Times in an interview. It is a ...
Apr 13, 2022
Australian competition watchdog sues Honda unit for false dealership closure claims
(Reuters) - Australia's competition watchdog on Wednesday took Honda Motor Co's local unit to court alleging the Japanese carmaker falsely claimed to its customers that two of its dealerships had stop...
Apr 12, 2022
Crypto firm MoonPay raises $87 million from Justin Bieber, Maria Sharapova, others
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency payments startup MoonPay has raised $87 million from more than 60 high-profile investors including singer Justin Bieber, rapper Snoop Dogg, tennis ...
Apr 12, 2022
Search for New York subway gunman centers on man who rented U-Haul van
By Maria Caspani and Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Police and federal agents searched into the early hours of Wednesday for a man who set off smoke bombs and sprayed fellow passengers with gunfi...
Apr 12, 2022
China Q1 overall trade with Russia, Ukraine up from year earlier
BEIJING (Reuters) -China increased its overall trade with Russia and war-hit Ukraine in the first quarter from a year earlier in yuan terms, and Beijing said economic cooperation with both countries w...
Apr 12, 2022
U.S. Special Envoy for Horn of Africa to step down soon – sources
By Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa David Satterfield will step down from his role before summer, sources familiar with the matter s...
Apr 12, 2022
Japan’s SMFG, Tepco, Mitsubishi face activist climate votes at AGMs
By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - Big Japanese firms including Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) and Mitsubishi Corp will face resolutions from activist shareholders urg...
Apr 12, 2022
Peru waives taxes on essential food items to combat inflation
LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's congress approved legislation on Tuesday that waives taxes for what it deems as essential foods, aiming to fight surging prices that have hit consumers hard in recent months. T...
Apr 12, 2022
Asian shares gain as U.S. inflation data not as bad as feared
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Wednesday boosted by U.S. inflation figures that fared better than markets' worst expectations - and caused U.S. yields to pause their march hig...
Apr 12, 2022
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