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Uniqlo owner’s shares reach 2022 high on profit forecast, yen
TOKYO (Reuters) - Fast Retailing shares surged to the highest level this year in Tokyo trading on Friday after the owner of clothing brand Uniqlo posted a record quarterly profit and raised full-year ...
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Tame inflation to keep BOJ a dovish outlier in global rate-hike rush
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is expected to reiterate its resolve next week to keep monetary policy ultra-loose and remain a dovish outlier as many other central banks rai...
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Indonesia trade surplus beats forecast after palm oil exports resumption
By Gayatri Suroyo and Bernadette Christina JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia booked a larger-than-expected trade surplus of $5.09 billion in June, as palm oil exports surged after the lifting of an export...
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Chinese property shares slide despite Beijing assurance on mortgage protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Shares in embattled Chinese property developers fell on Friday as homebuyers' threats to stop mortgage payments on unfinished apartments outweighed Beijing regulators' assurance ...
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Shanghai economy contracts 13.7% in second quarter – stats bureau
BEIJING (Reuters) - Shanghai's economy shrank 13.7% in the second quarter from a year earlier following the citywide COVID-related lockdowns, the biggest contraction among all province-level regions i...
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Instant View: China’s economy contracts in Q2, global risks darken outlook
(Reuters) - China's economy contracted sharply in the second quarter while annual growth also slowed significantly, highlighting the colossal toll on activity from widespread COVID lockdowns, which jo...
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Biden brings Palestinians aid but no new peace plan
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will not come with a plan to restart the stalled Israel-Palestinian peace process when he visits the West Bank on Friday, at the end of the first leg of ...
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Biden heads to Saudi Arabia amid tension on oil, Khashoggi killing
By Steve Holland and Jarrett Renshaw JERUSALEM/JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will discuss energy supply, human rights, and security cooperation in Saudi Arabia on Friday on a tr...
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Taiwan weighs fining Foxconn over China chip investment – source
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's government is considering fining tech giant Foxconn up to T$25 million ($835,600) over its investment in a Chinese chip conglomerate without first getting regulatory approv...
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U.S. Senator Manchin opposes tax and climate proposal, Washington Post reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Joe Manchin told Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday he won't support a Democratic proposal for new climate change spending and higher taxes for ...
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