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Philippines hopeful of exiting global money laundering ‘grey list’
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines is hopeful of being taken off the money laundering 'grey list' of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) of this year, the country's Anti-Money Laundering Council sa...
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Asia’s factories end 2023 on soft note amid fragile China recovery
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asia's factory activity weakened in December, portending a shaky start for the region's manufacturing powerhouses in 2024 as China's patchy economic recovery impeded a broader reviv...
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Bitcoin climbs above $45,000 for first time since April 2022
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Bitcoin rose above $45,000 on Tuesday for the first time since April 2022 as the world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency started 2024 with a bang buoyed by optimism around ...
Syndicated Content Jan 01, 2024
Oil jumps 1% in New Year after U.S. forces repel Houthis in Red Sea
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped 1% on Tuesday, starting the New Year higher as a Red Sea naval clash focused attention on potential Middle East supply disruptions and expectati...
Syndicated Content Jan 01, 2024
Asia shares get 2024 to steady start with busy data calendar in focus
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian shares started the first trading day of the New Year on a steady footing on Tuesday, as investors returning after a holiday lull looked ahead to fresh trading ca...
Syndicated Content Jan 01, 2024
China factory activity growth accelerates in Dec – Caixin PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity expanded at a quicker pace in December due to stronger gains in output and new orders, but business confidence for 2024 remained subdued, a private-sector ...
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Dollar starts 2024 steady, focus switches to data
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar was steady on the first trading day of the year as traders weighed the prospect of steep interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve in 2024 and look...
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Hackers hit Australian state’s court recording database
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Hackers accessed the court recordings database in Australia's Victoria state and disrupted the audio-visual in-court technology network, impacting recordings and transcription servi...
Syndicated Content Jan 01, 2024
Sidney Wolfe, longtime US consumer health watchdog, dead at 86
(Reuters) -Sidney Wolfe, a doctor who for decades campaigned for reform across the U.S. health system, including for more affordable care and stricter oversight of drug safety and medical devices, die...
Syndicated Content Jan 01, 2024
S.Korea factory activity contracts on cooling new orders -PMI
By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's factory activity contracted in December, a business survey showed on Tuesday, due to falling new orders, which were squeezed by weaker Chinese demand. Th...
Syndicated Content Jan 01, 2024
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