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Rio Tinto annual profit falls 37.9% on slower China demand
(Reuters) - Rio Tinto posted a 37.9% drop in annual profit and more than halved its dividend on Wednesday, as iron ore prices fell on slower demand, particularly from China, while higher labour and ma...
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MarketMind: Not if or when but how fast?
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Anshuman Daga: Is it really good news? Probably yes, probably not. Economies from the United States to Germany to Britain are showing an une...
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China’s Xi calls for technological self-reliance amid tension with U.S
BEIJING (Reuters) - China must resolve issues in key technological fields from the bottom up as it deals with a growing number of mainly U.S. export controls on advanced technology, President Xi Jinpi...
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British supermarkets confront their German discounting demons
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's big supermarkets say they have never been more competitive on price, yet their customers are still flocking to German-owned discount stores Aldi and Lidl. A...
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Japan govt bond breaches yield cap, BOJ steps in with buying, loans
By Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's 10-year government bond yield on Wednesday breached the top end of the Bank of Japan's policy band for a second straight session, prompting the central bank to...
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Hong Kong flags handouts to support recovery from COVID shock
By Clare Jim and Donny Kwok HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong will give more handouts to consumers to support the city's recovery from a prolonged economic downturn induced by COVID-19 restrictions, Fina...
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Anti-ESG crusader Ramaswamy launches U.S. presidential bid
By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) - Vivek Ramaswamy, the activist investor who launched a firm last year to pressure companies to abandon environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) initiativ...
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China boosts Australian coal imports on hopes for more easing of curbs -traders, data
By Muyu Xu and Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Chinese utilities and traders have stepped up purchases of Australian coal in February, encouraged by signs of further policy relaxation after trade part...
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Hong Kong GDP to grow 3.5%-5.5% in 2023 – financial sec
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's economy is expected to grow 3.5%-5.5% this year after shrinking 3.5% in 2022, as it leaves behind COVID-19 restrictions that had isolated the city from the rest of th...
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Oil steadies as investors await U.S. Fed Reserve comments
By Shariq Khan (Reuters) - Oil prices were steady on Wednesday as investors await the U.S. Federal Reserve's comments after recent data pointed to the possibility of more interest rates hikes, which m...
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