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Aussie buoyant, dollar listless as Omicron optimism lifts risk assets
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The Australian dollar hit its strongest level in a week on Wednesday amid a pick-up in risk appetite on signs Omicron may be less severe than other COVID-19 variant...
Dec 07, 2021
Trading in shares of Chinese developer Kaisa suspended -HKEX
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Trading in shares of embattled Chinese developer Kaisa Group Holdings was suspended on Wednesday, according to the Hong Kong stock exchange. Kaisa was unlikely to meet its $400 m...
Dec 07, 2021
U.S. Senate backs $650 million missile sale to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate rejected a resolution on Tuesday that would have prohibited the proposed sale of 280 advanced medium range air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia. As voting continu...
Dec 07, 2021
U.S. became Britain’s biggest finance customer in run up to Brexit
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The United States became Britain's biggest export market for financial services in the run up to Brexit, overtaking the European Union where sales shrank in 2020, TheCi...
Dec 07, 2021
Britain to phase out 2G and 3G mobile networks by 2033
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will phase out its 2G and 3G mobile networks by 2033 to free up radio waves for 5G and eventually 6G services that will power technologies such as driverless vehicles, drone...
Dec 07, 2021
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
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