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Japan’s Q3 GDP revised down to 3.6% annualised contraction
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy shrank 3.6% in the third quarter, worse than the initial estimate of a 3.0% contraction, revised government data showed on Wednesday, posting a decline as private spe...
Dec 07, 2021
Australia’s central bank sees potential in wholesale digital currency
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank on Wednesday said it saw promise in establishing a wholesale digital currency that would make syndicated lending more efficient and less risky. The report c...
Dec 07, 2021
U.S. Senate confirms Biden’s border chief amid record migrant arrests
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved an Arizona police chief as the top border official in a near party-line vote, as President Joe Biden deals with record migrant ...
Dec 07, 2021
Apple’s iPhone 13 production fell 20% in Sept-Oct – Nikkei
(Reuters) - Production of Apple Inc's flagship iPhone 13 smartphones fell 20% short of previous plans in September and October, Nikkei reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. T...
Dec 07, 2021
BlackRock spreads iShares custody work across Wall Street
By David Henry (Reuters) - Asset manager BlackRock Inc is adding Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Citigroup Inc and JPMorgan Chase & Co as U.S. custodians for its iShares exchange-traded funds, diversify...
Dec 07, 2021
Japan manufacturers’ sentiment rises to 4-month high in Dec – Reuters Tankan
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturers' business confidence index rose to a four-month high in December as supply constraints began to ease, the Reuters Tankan showed on Wednesday,...
Dec 07, 2021
Omarova withdraws nomination to lead U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
By Pete Schroeder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Saule Omarova has withdrawn her nomination to lead a top banking regulator, the White House announced Tuesday, after facing opposition from R...
Dec 07, 2021
Australia plans to update regulatory framework for payment systems
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will overhaul its regulatory framework for payment systems for the first time in over 20 years, giving authorities power to oversee the use of digital wallets and cryptocu...
Dec 07, 2021
New Mexico to join nationwide opioid settlement with drug distributors
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - New Mexico has agreed to join a proposed nationwide settlement worth up to $21 billion resolving claims that the three largest U.S. drug distributors helped fuel a deadly o...
Dec 07, 2021
Peter Dinklage leads new remake of French classic in ‘Cyrano’
By Mindy Burrows LONDON (Reuters) - "Game of Thrones" actor Peter Dinklage takes the lead role in musical drama "Cyrano", a new movie adaptation of the classic French story, which had its UK premiere ...
Dec 07, 2021
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