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Dollar idles after tumble from 19-month peak; Aussie firm before RBA
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar nursed its wounds on Tuesday following its biggest drop in nearly three weeks against major peers, as Federal Reserve policymakers allayed investor ...
Jan 31, 2022
U.S. orders family members of government employees in Belarus to leave
(Reuters) - The United States on Monday ordered the family members of its government employees in Belarus to leave the country as it warned against travel there amid tensions between Washington and Ru...
Jan 31, 2022
Japan Jan factory growth hits near 8-year high – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's manufacturing activity grew at the fastest pace in nearly eight years in January on stronger output and new orders, while cost pressures stayed elevated as firms continued to...
Jan 31, 2022
Pfizer vaccine for children under 5 may be available in U.S. by end-Feb – report
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc and Germany's BioNTech SE are expected to submit an emergency use authorization request on Tuesday to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for vaccines for children aged ...
Jan 31, 2022
Japan’s top currency diplomat says weak yen has merits and demerits for economy
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said a weak yen brings both merits and demerits to the economy due to the country's changing export patterns and increasing reliance on imp...
Jan 31, 2022
Japan’s Dec jobless rate falls as monthly employment gain hits near 36-year high
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's jobless rate fell to 2.7% in December as employment posted the biggest monthly gain in nearly 36 years, government data showed on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted unemploymen...
Jan 31, 2022
Facebook’s cryptocurrency venture to wind down after asset sale to Silvergate
(Reuters) - Silvergate Capital Corp said on Monday it has agreed to buy Blockchain Payments Network and other intellectual property assets from Meta Platforms Inc's digital currency venture Diem Assoc...
Jan 31, 2022
U.S. considering hike to royalty rate for drillers at onshore auctions
(Reuters) -The Biden administration is considering raising the royalty rate that drilling companies must pay on oil and gas leases that it plans to sell in the first quarter, according to a draft noti...
Jan 31, 2022
Attenborough, WHO, Tsikhanouskaya among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize
By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) - British nature broadcaster David Attenborough, the World Health Organization and Belarusian dissident Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya are among the nominees for this year's Nobe...
Jan 31, 2022
Argentina’s Peronists split over IMF deal as top lawmaker rebels
By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A prominent Argentine lawmaker on Monday broke ranks with the country's ruling party on Monday, rejecting a $44.5 billion agreement struck in principle wit...
Jan 31, 2022
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