Lofty prices tarnish gold’s lustre in top Asian retail hubs
By Amy Lv, Rajendra Jadhav and Kavya Guduru BEIJING/MUMBAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) – On a recent evening in April, only three or…
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Taiwan central bank may keep raising interest rates, minutes show
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s central bank debated the need for further rate hikes this year to combat persistent inflation, minutes…
Staging partial recovery, Russia’s April car sales leap 170.4% y/y – Autostat
(Reuters) – Car sales in Russia leapt by 170.4% year-on-year in April, analytical agency Autostat said on Thursday, with the…
China urges ‘high vigilance’ over NATO expansion in Asia
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Thursday “high vigilance” was needed in the face of NATO’s “eastward expansion” following a…
German exports fall significantly more than expected in March
By Maria Martinez (Reuters) – German exports fell significantly more than expected in March, as deliveries to the United States…
TIM debates grid bids as investor Vivendi challenges strategy
By Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) – Telecom Italia (TIM) directors will meet on Thursday to decide their response to multibillion…
Exclusive-India, Russia suspend negotiations to settle trade in rupees -sources
By Aftab Ahmed and Swati Bhat NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – India and Russia have suspended efforts to settle bilateral trade…
Asian equities receive biggest foreign inflows in three months
By Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) – Foreigners turned net buyers of Asian stocks in April, bolstered by rising expectations the U.S….
Global gas markets rebalancing, to remain tight in 2023- IEA
By Marwa Rashad LONDON (Reuters) – Global gas markets are gradually rebalancing but are expected to remain tight in 2023…
Vietnam raises retail electricity price by 3%
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam on Thursday raised its average retail electricity price by 3%, the government said, in a move…