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Google opens Italy’s second cloud region in Turin city
(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google will set up its second cloud region in Italy, the company said on Thursday in a blog, underscoring the country's efforts to turn into a global hub for cloud computing...
Mar 23, 2023
Central bank tests spur global instant payment hopes
LONDON (Reuters) - A year of tests run by central banks in Italy, Malaysia and Singapore have spurred hopes for a global instant payments network accessible at the tap of a mobile phone. The ability t...
Mar 23, 2023
Crowds swarm Art Basel Hong Kong as galleries report sales bonanza
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Thousands of people thronged on Thursday into Art Basel Hong Kong, one of Asia's largest contemporary art fairs, to view large-scale installations from hanging money trees to a p...
Mar 23, 2023
Norway wealth fund to vote for labour rights motion at Starbucks AGM
OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's $1.3 trillion wealth fund, one of the world's largest investors, will vote in favour of a shareholder motion calling on Starbucks to report on how it respects labour rights, ...
Mar 23, 2023
Swiss National Bank raises rates, says bank crisis stopped
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -The Swiss National Bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points on Thursday and declared that measures to support Credit Suisse had "put a halt to the cr...
Mar 23, 2023
Taiwan central bank unexpectedly raises rates, cuts GDP forecast
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's central bank raised its policy rate on Thursday in a surprise move reflecting continued concerns about inflation despite recent turmoil on global financial markets, and cut...
Mar 23, 2023
Rio Tinto staff’s personal data may been hacked
(Reuters) -Personal data of Rio Tinto Ltd's former and current Australian employees may have been stolen by a cybercriminal group, according to a staff memo seen by Reuters on Thursday. "Data relates ...
Mar 23, 2023
Citigroup downgrades European Banks, sees STOXX 600 little changed by year-end
(Reuters) - Citigroup downgraded Europe's banking sector, warning the rapid pace of interest rate hikes will further weigh on economic activity and lenders' profits, and said it expects the region-wid...
Mar 23, 2023
Denmark forecasts 3.9% inflation this year
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark's government expects inflation to fall to 3.9% this year, in line with the central bank's forecast, according to a finance ministry report set to be released on Thursday...
Mar 23, 2023
Investors cut bearish bets on most Asian FX as policy rate bets shift: Reuters poll
By Savyata Mishra (Reuters) - Investors turned less bearish on the Chinese yuan and the Singaporean dollar as they cut short bets across most Asian currencies, a Reuters poll found, as fears of a bank...
Mar 23, 2023
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