RBA to hike rates further this year, say economists in snap poll
By Devayani Sathyan BENGALURU (Reuters) -Australia’s central bank will likely deliver one more 25-basis-point interest rate increase by end-September to…
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China’s AI industry barely slowed by US chip export rules
By Stephen Nellis, Josh Ye and Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) -U.S. microchip export controls imposed last year to freeze China’s…
TikTok to launch ad product that will give premium content creators 50% cut
(Reuters) – TikTok said on Wednesday it is launching a product that well let advertisers place ads alongside content produced…
Marketmind: Fed eyes pause, market bets on pivot
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. The Fed on…
Equities choppy while Treasury yields, dollar retreat in choppy trading after Fed hikes rates
(Corrects firm name to RBC Wealth Management from RBC Portfolio Advisory Group in paragraph 5) By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK…
Political prisoners among 2,000 pardoned by Myanmar junta
(Reuters) – Myanmar’s military government on Wednesday pardoned more than 2,000 prisoners, state media reported, among them a journalist and…
Dollar holds losses after Fed hikes, signals pause
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by…
WHO dismisses lead COVID origins investigator for sexual misconduct
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that it has dismissed a senior scientist,…
U.S. offers $10 million reward for Russian allegedly tied to credit card theft
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of a Russian…
Iran seizes second oil tanker in a week in Gulf -U.S. Navy
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran seized a second oil tanker in a week on Wednesday in Gulf waters, and the U.S. State…