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Australia aids allies seeking alternative coal supplies from Russia
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian government is helping countries connect with local coal producers to replace supply from Russia, a government spokesperson said on Thursday. "The Australian govern...
Mar 02, 2022
Japan’s inflation may near BOJ’s 2% target, says board member Nakagawa
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's consumer inflation could briefly approach the central bank's 2% target as geo-political risks push up energy costs, a central banker said on Thursday in a sign...
Mar 02, 2022
China’s Feb services activity expands at slowest rate in six months
BEIJING (Reuters) - Activity in China's services sector in February expanded at the slowest pace in six months, as the sprawling industry reels from the government's tough containment measures to stop...
Mar 02, 2022
Oil jumps, Brent above $116/bbl as supply issues persist
By Florence Tan and Sonali Paul SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices extended their rally on Thursday, with Brent rising above $116 a barrel, as trade disruption and shipping issues from Russian sanctions...
Mar 02, 2022
U.S. House panel says Trump may have broken law in bid to overturn election
By Jan Wolfe and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday said former President Donald Trump may have...
Mar 02, 2022
Japan’s service sector activity contracts at fastest pace in 21 months – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's services sector activity shrank in February at the quickest pace in nearly two years, a survey showed on Thursday, as business took a hit from struggling consumer sentiment af...
Mar 02, 2022
Texas judge temporarily blocks child abuse probe of transgender youth’s parents
LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a state-ordered child welfare investigation of the parents of a 16-year-old transgender girl for providing the teen gender-aff...
Mar 02, 2022
Tokyo court convicts Kelly on charges of helping hide Carlos Ghosn payments
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Tokyo court on Thursday convicted Greg Kelly, a former representative director at Nissan Motor, of helping Carlos Ghosn hide pay he was meant to disclose to financial regulators. I...
Mar 02, 2022
Euro pinned as war stokes stagflation fears
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The euro was pinned near a 21-month low on Thursday by worries that Russia's invasion of Ukraine will hurt European growth, while commodity currencies hit multi-...
Mar 02, 2022
Many UK services businesses plan record price rises – CBI
LONDON (Reuters) - A record share of firms in Britain's business and professional services sector expect to raise prices over the next three months as they face surging cost pressures, a survey showed...
Mar 02, 2022
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