China, world’s top graphite producer, tightens exports of key battery material

By Siyi Liu and Dominique Patton BEIJING (Reuters) -China said on Friday it will require export permits for some graphite products to protect national security, springing a surprise with another bid to control critical mineral supply in response to challenges over its global manufacturing dominance. China is the world’s top graphite producer and exporter. It…

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Republican Jim Jordan keeps up floundering fight to be US House Speaker

By David Morgan, Moira Warburton, Katharine Jackson and Makini Brice WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hardline conservative Jim Jordan pressed ahead with his floundering bid for speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, after his fellow Republicans abandoned a backup plan to allow the leaderless chamber to resume business. The House will hold a third speaker…

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Argentina gov’t moves to calm FX market, pledges no post-election devaluation

By Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s government intervened in the foreign exchange market on Thursday to tamp down volatility ahead of the country’s general elections on Sunday, while officials said there would be no sharp currency devaluation after the vote. In the black market, where dollars sell for almost three times the official…

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Fed’s Powell: Strong economy may still require rate increases – Reuters News

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. economy’s strength and continued tight labor markets could warrant further Federal Reserve interest rate increases, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said on Thursday in remarks that appeared to push back against market expectations that the U.S. central bank’s rate hikes had reached an end. Powell said U.S….

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