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Bonds cheer Fed talk of cuts; kiwi flies
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks briefly made one-week highs on Wednesday, bonds rallied and the dollar sank on new hints at U.S. interest rate cuts, while the New Zealand dollar ju...
Nov 28, 2023
Analysis-As global rates turn, banks in India and Indonesia set to win
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - As Asia's banking sector navigates a peak in global interest rates and risks of slower growth, investors are wagering that banks in India and Indonesia have the...
Nov 28, 2023
Vietnam’s year-to-date exports down 6.4%, Nov industrial output up 5.8%
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's exports in the year to November 15 fell 6.4% from a year earlier to $306 billion, government data released on Wednesday showed. Its industrial output in November rose 5.8% ...
Nov 28, 2023
Analysis-Australian sheep, cattle prices slump as El Nino scorches pastures
By Peter Hobson DELEGATE, Australia (Reuters) - Half the typical amount of rain has fallen this year on Angus Hobson's farm in southeastern Australia. That means he has less grass and will have to sel...
Nov 28, 2023
BOJ’s Adachi says premature to debate exit from ultra-easy policy
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan board member Seiji Adachi said on Wednesday the country's economy had yet to reach a stage where the central bank could debate an exit from ultra-easy m...
Nov 28, 2023
Virgin Atlantic jet lands after maiden transatlantic flight on low-carbon fuel
By Sarah Young and Joanna Plucinska LONDON (Reuters) -A Virgin Atlantic passenger jet powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) completed a London-to-New York jaunt on Tuesday, showcasing the po...
Nov 28, 2023
Oil prices rise after storm disrupts Kazakh, Russian exports
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Wednesday as a storm in the Black Sea region disrupted oil exports from Kazakhstan and Russia, raising fears of supply tightness, while investors ...
Nov 28, 2023
New Zealand keeps rates on hold but warns hikes may not be over
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's central bank held the cash rate steady at 5.5% on Wednesday, but noted inflation remained too high and that further policy tightening might be need...
Nov 28, 2023
Vietnam parliament approves global minimum corporate tax
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam will raise its effective tax rate applied to Samsung and other multinationals to 15% from January as part of a global tax reform, its legislature decided on Wednesday though ...
Nov 28, 2023
Countries urged to curb factory farming to meet climate goals
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Restricting factory farming should play a key role in efforts to cut climate-warming greenhouse gases, an environmental charity said on Wednesday, as emissions from "food systems...
Nov 28, 2023
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