Factbox-Five key challenges for the Russian economy in 2025
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian economy has shown resilience during the three years of war in Ukraine and Western sanctions....
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Morning bid: China’s shot in the arm for markets
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee After drowning for days in headlines...
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China pushes insurers to invest billions in latest move to support market
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) -China announced plans on Thursday to channel hundreds of billions of yuan annually into shares from state-owned...
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S.Africa’s Reserve Bank to cut rates by 25 bps Jan 30 to 7.50%- Reuters poll
By Vuyani Ndaba JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The South African Reserve Bank will trim its repo rate next week by a...
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Singapore December core inflation at 1.8% y/y, lowest since November 2021
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s key consumer price gauge rose 1.8% in December from a year earlier, higher than economist forecasts...
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Japanese investors boost foreign stock purchases on Fed rate-cut hopes
(Reuters) – Japanese investors raised their holdings in foreign stocks, driven by a benign U.S. core inflation report that fuelled...
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Factbox-How likely is a Bank of Japan rate hike this week?
By Leika Kihara (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan concludes its first policy meeting of the year on Friday with the...
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American firms in China fearful of US-China trade turmoil at 5-yr high, survey shows
By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – More than half of the American businesses in China, the highest level in five...
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