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Bank Indonesia to hold rates in Dec but head higher in Q3: Reuters poll
By Tushar Goenka BENGALURU (Reuters) - Bank Indonesia is certain to hold interest rates steady on Thursday as inflation remains benign for now, according to economists in a Reuters poll who have broug...
Dec 12, 2021
Some Chinese companies suspend production in Zhejiang on virus outbreak
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - More than a dozen Chinese listed companies have said they had suspended production in coronavirus-hit parts of China's eastern Zhejiang province in response to local government's ...
Dec 12, 2021
Oil rises on optimism Omicron impact will be limited on fuel demand
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Monday, extending gains from last Friday, helped by growing optimism that the Omicron coronavirus variant's impact will be limited on global econo...
Dec 12, 2021
U.S. crosses 50 million COVID-19 cases as Delta dominates amid Omicron emergence
By Kavya B and Rittik Biswas (Reuters) - The United States crossed 50 million coronavirus cases on Sunday, according to Reuters tally, as the Delta variant continues to threaten Americans and the newl...
Dec 12, 2021
Dollar steady as traders wait for central banks, pound inches lower on COVID fears
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - The dollar was quiet at the start of a week in which central bank meetings, including by the Federal Reserve, will likely drive currency markets, while sterling fell...
Dec 12, 2021
Eight confirmed dead, eight missing at Kentucky candle factory – company spokesperson
(Reuters) - Eight people were confirmed dead and eight were still missing on Sunday at the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory in Mayfield, Kentucky, where 110 employees were working when it was...
Dec 12, 2021
Asia stocks edge higher, Fed stars in central bank extravaganza
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stocks crept higher on Monday as investors prepared to tiptoe through a minefield of 17 central bank meetings this week and the likely early end to U.S. policy s...
Dec 12, 2021
Horse racing idols app injects new life into Japan mobile gaming market
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - When an ageing racehorse, Makahiki, broke records by winning his first race in five years in Kyoto in early October, Japanese social media was flooded with comments fro...
Dec 12, 2021
ECB to halve bond purchases from April, say economists
By Swathi Nair BENGALURU (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is set to halve the amount of assets it buys each month from April, according to a Reuters poll of ECB-watchers who judged that a repriev...
Dec 12, 2021
Japan service-sector firms’ mood perks up, Omicron clouds outlook – BOJ tankan
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Confidence among Japan's large service-sector firms improved in the three months to December, a closely watched central bank survey showed, sugg...
Dec 12, 2021
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