Dollar gains after steep losses, but downtrend stays intact

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Joice Alves NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar bounced on Friday after falling sharply the last few days, as investors consolidated losses ahead of the weekend, but its trajectory remained tilted to the downside with the Federal Reserve thought near the end of its rate hike cycle amid softening inflation….

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Rupee-UAE dirham trade mechanism may launch during Modi visit Saturday -sources

By Nidhi Verma, Shivangi Acharya and Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India and the United Arab Emirates may announce the start of a rupee-dirham payment mechanism to settle bilateral trade during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Abu Dhabi on Saturday, industry and government sources said. Sources said on Friday that India would use…

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No sign of Russian intent to change tack on Ukraine war, Blinken says

By Kate Lamb and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) – Russia shows no sign of changing direction in its war on Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday, as foreign ministers from two dozen countries met in Indonesia’s capital for Southeast Asia’s annual security-focused gathering. Top diplomats from China, the United States and…

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Thailand’s Move Forward seeks to curb Senate powers after loss in PM vote

By Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s Move Forward party filed a motion in parliament on Friday seeking to curb the power of the military-appointed Senate, a day after the body thwarted its party leader’s bid to become prime minister. The role of the 249-member Senate in deciding a prime minister along with…

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Mazda says needs China strategy overhaul to catch up with market

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Mazda Motor needs to overhaul its strategy in China, the world’s biggest auto market, where it faces increasingly tough competition from domestic players, the automaker’s chief executive said on Friday. CEO Masahiro Moro said business conditions for Mazda in China, where it has a joint venture with Chongqing Changan Automobile and China…

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Tesla’s Shanghai factory workers welcome bonus increase after record deliveries

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Several workers at Tesla’s Shanghai plant, its biggest manufacturing hub globally by output, said they had been awarded a large increase in their latest quarterly performance bonuses. The workers said they welcomed the award after the U.S. electric automaker had cut bonuses for many staff in the previous quarter. Discontent at the…

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