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Futures climb on Ukraine peace talks, Fed decision ahead
(Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures surged on Wednesday, spurred by signs of progress in Ukraine-Russia peace talks, while investors braced for a widely expected Federal Reserve interest rate hike la...
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Drugmakers condemn plan for COVID vaccine patent waiver
(Reuters) - Global drugmakers condemned on Wednesday an initiative by four World Trade Organization members to introduce an intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, saying it could undermin...
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Asian bonds receive foreign inflows in Feb despite soaring geopolitical concerns
By Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) - Emerging Asian bonds excluding China continued to see foreign inflows for a 21st straight month in February, but analysts are turning pessimistic about the outlook due to c...
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Lawmaker group asks EU to withdraw green investment label for gas
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Around 100 European Union lawmakers asked Brussels on Wednesday to withdraw plans to label energy investments in gas as green, saying this undermined Europe's push ...
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UK finance watchdog studies “side pockets” for parking sanctioned Russian assets
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's financial watchdog said on Wednesday it has begun discussions with the asset management sector on using "side pockets" for parking Russian and Belarusian assets which have...
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Gold steady as dollar dip counters Fed rate hike expectations
By Bharat Gautam (Reuters) - Gold steadied on Wednesday, with a weaker dollar offsetting pressure from higher U.S. Treasury yields as investors await the first pandemic-era U.S. Federal Reserve intere...
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Pentagon cuts request for Lockheed’s F-35s by 35% – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - The Pentagon will request 61 F-35s from Lockheed Martin Corp in its next budget, 33 fewer than previously planned, Bloomberg News reported https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-1...
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U.S.-listed Chinese stocks jump as Beijing pledges policy support
(Reuters) - U.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies jumped in premarket trading on Wednesday after China's top policymaker said the country would roll out measures to boost the economy and keep its ca...
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UPS to make service adjustments in China due to COVID curbs
(Reuters) - United Parcel Service Inc said late on Tuesday it expects to make temporary service adjustments in some areas in Mainland China due to measures implemented by authorities to curb the sprea...
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Ukraine crisis may reshape role of central bank digital currency, says ex-BOJ official
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) - Sanctions imposed on Russia could prod more countries like China to look at central bank digital currencies (CBDC) as a tool to counter the dollar's...
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