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Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eases to 50.6% in Feb
(Reuters) -Sri Lanka's key inflation rate eased to 50.6% in February from 51.7% in January, the statistics department said on Tuesday, as food prices eased. The Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) ref...
Feb 28, 2023
Casio teams with Finland’s Polar Electro on smartwatch
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Japanese watchmaker Casio Computer has partnered with Finnish heart rate monitoring pioneer Polar Electro for its latest fitness smartwatch, the two companies said on Tuesday. Cas...
Feb 28, 2023
Bank finance for cleaner energy grows, but still lags fossil fuels – report
LONDON (Reuters) - Banks gave 81 cents in financing support to low carbon energy supply for every dollar they provided to fossil fuels in 2021, a report showed on Tuesday, but they will need to ramp u...
Feb 28, 2023
US to require companies winning chipmaking subsidies to share excess profits
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Tuesday said it will require companies winning funds from its $52 billion U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and research program t...
Feb 28, 2023
China’s Communist party cautious on economy, reiterates party’s leadership
BEIJING (Reuters) -The Chinese Communist Party said on Tuesday that the foundation of economic recovery is not yet solid and the unexpected may occur at any time, and it repeated the need for the coun...
Feb 28, 2023
Thai economy seen growing 3% to 4% this year, inflation to fall – central bank
By Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy is seen growing between 3%-4% this year as it follows a sustained recovery path despite a global slowdown, with tour...
Feb 28, 2023
Turkey’s economy grew 5.6% in 2022, pace to slow after earthquakes
By Nevzat Devranoglu and Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's economy expanded 5.6% in 2022, official data showed on Tuesday but growth was expected to slow significantly to 2.8% in 2023 afte...
Feb 28, 2023
France inflation rises unexpectedly to 7.2% in February – preliminary figures
By Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) - French annual inflation rose unexpectedly to 7.2% in February from 7.0% in January, partly as a result of higher food prices, according to preliminary figures from...
Feb 28, 2023
Hedge funds unimpressed by Chinese internet giants’ peppy earnings
By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) - A set of bumper earnings reports from the likes of Baidu Inc and other Chinese internet giants isn't impressing hedge funds and other investors who have cut exposu...
Feb 28, 2023
Analysis-Lithium price slide deepens as China battery giant bets on cheaper inputs
By Siyi Liu and Melanie Burton BEIJING/MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rare discounts offered by Chinese battery giant CATL to automakers have accelerated a plunge in lithium prices, and the market is set to dr...
Feb 28, 2023
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