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Tender to sell Evergrande’s Hong Kong headquarters to close on Oct 31
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A tender sale of China Evergrande Group's headquarters in Hong Kong will close on Oct. 31, real estate services firm Savills said, appointed by receivers to dispose of the asset....
Sep 25, 2022
McDonald’s hikes prices in Japan on higher input costs, weaker yen
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's McDonald's fast food restaurants will raise prices on about 60% of offerings to customers, fuelled by rising input costs and exchange-rate fluctuations, the company said on M...
Sep 25, 2022
Japan repeats readiness to respond to speculative yen moves
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki issued a fresh warning on Monday about the weakening yen, saying that authorities stood ready to respond to speculative moves behind the cur...
Sep 25, 2022
Eastward gas flows via Yamal-Europe pipeline resume on Sunday -operator data
(Reuters) - Eastbound gas flows resumed on Sunday via the Yamal-Europe pipeline to Poland from Germany after a brief halt, data from pipeline operator Gascade showed. Exit flows at the Mallnow meterin...
Sep 25, 2022
China acts to rein in yuan slump, set to raise FX risk reserve ratio to 20%
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's central bank said on Monday it will reinstate foreign exchange risk reserves for some forwards contracts, a move that would make betting against the yuan currency more expe...
Sep 25, 2022
Oil claws back some losses but strong dollar caps gains
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices rose modestly in early trade on Monday after sliding to eight-month lows last week weighed down by a surging U.S. dollar and fears sharp interest rate hikes globally w...
Sep 25, 2022
Macau casino shares soar after China allows tour groups after more than 2.5 years
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares in Macau casino operators were set to soar between 5-13% percent on Monday morning after the city's leader said China would resume an e-visa scheme for mainland travellers...
Sep 25, 2022
Sterling plunges to all-time low as fiscal plan spurs investor exodus
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - Sterling tumbled to a record low on Monday as traders scampered for the exits on speculation the new government's economic plan will stretch its finances to the lim...
Sep 25, 2022
In China, home buyers occupy their ‘rotting’, unfinished properties
By Eduardo Baptista and Xiaoyu Yin GUILIN, China (Reuters) - For six months, home for Ms. Xu has been a room in a high-rise apartment in the southern Chinese city of Guilin that she bought three years...
Sep 25, 2022
Australia plans privacy rule changes after Optus cyber attack
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia plans changes to its privacy rules so that banks can be alerted faster following cyber attacks at companies, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, after hackers ...
Sep 25, 2022
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