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Aerospace manufacturers placing orders earlier to beat parts shortages
By Allison Lampert ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - The shortage of parts from chips to windshields that has held back plane production will run into at least 2023 - and manufacturers are spending more to ta...
Oct 21, 2022
Trafigura signs $800 million loan agreement with Germany
(Reuters) - Commodities trading firm Trafigura said on Friday it had signed an $800 million five-year loan agreement guaranteed by the government of Germany. The guarantee, being provided under German...
Oct 21, 2022
Nepal inflation surges to 8.64% ahead of elections
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's annual inflation surged to 8.64% for the month that ended in mid-September compared with 3.49% a year earlier, central bank data showed on Friday, present...
Oct 21, 2022
Yuan falls to lowest since 2008 global crisis, despite state bank support
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's yuan fell on Friday to its weakest level against the dollar since the global financial crisis of 2008, despite attempts by major state-owned banks to stabilise the market....
Oct 21, 2022
BHP chief executive cautiously optimistic about China’s economic growth
LONDON (Reuters) - BHP Group's Chief Executive Mike Henry said on Friday he was "cautiously optimistic" about the economic outlook for China, despite uncertainty. "There is uncertainty in China - albe...
Oct 21, 2022
American B-1B bombers land in Guam to ‘deter adversaries’ and reassure allies
(Reuters) - U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers landed in Guam this week in the long-range aircraft's second deployment to the island this year amid regional tension over Taiwan and the looming prospect of a ...
Oct 21, 2022
Japan’s wine tipplers see glass half empty as weak yen pushes prices higher
By Tom Bateman and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - The weak yen forced Suzy Iwamoto to raise prices on imported wines at her bar and bottleshop in Tokyo by about 10% last month, and she fears more hikes...
Oct 21, 2022
UK watchdog fines Barclays $55 million for fees paid in 2008 fundraising
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it would fine Barclays 50 million pounds ($55 million) for its failure to disclose fees paid to Qatari entities during its financial ...
Oct 21, 2022
Analysis-U.S. Republicans aim at Ukraine aid but unlikely to block it
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Republicans will have the power to block aid to Ukraine if they win back control of Congress, but they are more likely to slow or pare back the flow of...
Oct 21, 2022
Sri Lanka central bank governor sees inflation peaking – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - Sri Lanka Central Bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe thinks inflation in the island nation is peaking, with price rises likely to ease this month, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. "We th...
Oct 21, 2022
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