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Marketmind: BOJ gives the gift of predictability
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Brigid Riley There were no surprises at the end of the Bank of Japan's December monetary policy meeting on Tuesday, which handed down the wi...
Dec 18, 2023
China Sinochem buys rare Venezuelan oil cargo after U.S. suspends sanctions – sources
By Chen Aizhu and Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China's Sinochem Corp has bought a million barrels of Venezuelan crude oil for arrival in December, a rare purchase as the state oil and chemicals ...
Dec 18, 2023
Google to pay $700 million to US consumers, states in Play store settlement
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) -Alphabet's Google has agreed to pay $700 million and to allow for greater competition in its Play app store, according to the terms of an antitrust settlement with U.S. st...
Dec 18, 2023
China expected to stand pat on lending benchmarks in December -survey
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China is widely expected to leave lending benchmark rates unchanged at a monthly fixing on Wednesday, a Reuters survey showed, after the central bank last week kept its ...
Dec 18, 2023
Trump’s campaign expects to clinch 2024 nomination by mid-March -senior official
By Gram Slattery and Nathan Layne WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump's campaign team projects he could formally clinch the Republican presidential nomination by March 1...
Dec 18, 2023
Allkem shareholders vote in favour of $10.6 billion Livent merger
By Scott Murdoch and Melanie Burton SYDNEY (Reuters) -Investors in Australian lithium producer Allkem voted on Tuesday to accept a $10.6 billion merger offer from U.S. giant Livent that would create o...
Dec 18, 2023
SQM ties up with Hancock on $1.1 billion bid for Australian lithium developer Azure
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Chile's SQM has teamed up with Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, to make a sweetened A$1.7 billion ($1.14 billion) bid for Australian lithium developer ...
Dec 18, 2023
BOJ keeps ultra-loose policy intact
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan maintained ultra-loose monetary settings on Tuesday in a widely expected move, underscoring policymakers' preference to await more clues on whether wages will rise ...
Dec 18, 2023
Allkem investors approve Livent $10.6 billion merger on proxy votes
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's Allkem investors have approved Livent Corp $10.6 bln merger on proxy votes at a shareholder meeting in Perth on Tuesday. (Reporting by Scott Murdoch in Sydney; Editing b...
Dec 18, 2023
Nippon Steel confident hefty premium for U.S. Steel makes sense
By Yuka Obayashi and Mariko Katsumura TOKYO (Reuters) - Nippon Steel said on Tuesday it can afford to pay $14.9 billion for U.S. Steel, justifying the huge premium it offered as having "sufficient eco...
Dec 18, 2023
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