By Yuka Obayashi and Katya Golubkova SAPPORO, Japan (Reuters) -Canada is ready to become a reliable provider of critical minerals to its international allies including Japan, a senior official said, as the Group of Seven (G7) countries deem such minerals essential for climate goals and energy security. Canada has signed a joint action plan with…
By Filipp Lebedev and Gleb Stolyarov (Reuters) -A Chinese company bought at least $7.4 million worth of copper alloy ingots from a plant in a Russian-annexed region of Ukraine that is subject to Western sanctions, according to Russian customs data reviewed by Reuters. China has not imposed any restrictions on trade with Russia, but the…
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – Investors have moved $538 billion into cash funds over the past eight weeks as they pulled money out of bank deposits after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, according to Bank of America figures released on Friday. BofA, citing EPFR data, said investors put $51.6 billion into money market…
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan World markets have surged this week on renewed hopes of disinflation, peak interest rates and a soft economic landing – and earnings from Wall Street’s biggest banks now test the thesis. Friday sees first-quarter updates from JP Morgan, Wells Fargo and…
(Reuters) – Asian bonds secured their biggest monthly foreign inflows in thirteen months in March on hopes that major central banks would end their rate-hike cycle soon to boost the economies from a slowdown. Foreigners purchased a net $4.52 billion worth of bonds in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea and Thailand, marking their biggest monthly…
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc on Friday slashed prices of its electric vehicles in Europe, Israel and Singapore, extending a global discount drive it began in China in January while raising concern about its industry-leading profit margin. Following are details of the price cuts: CHINA Tesla reduced prices for all versions of its Model 3 and…
By Fabian Cambero and Divya Rajagopal SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Lundin Mining Corp’s bid for control of Chile’s Caserones copper mine comes despite ongoing uncertainty over potential policy changes to royalties and taxes, an indication that investors may be regaining confidence in the world no.1 copper-producing country. Lundin last month agreed to pay $950 million for…
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s central bank is expected to inject more liquidity when rolling over maturing medium-term policy loans for a fifth straight month on Monday, while keeping the interest rate unchanged, a Reuters survey of traders and analysts showed. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) will continue to keep liquidity ample to support the…
By Libby George and Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The latest bid by the world’s leading institutions and creditors to speed up debt restructurings and get bankrupt countries back on their feet has been greeted by a mix of cautious optimism and weary scepticism by veteran crisis watchers. Standoffs between major Western-backed lenders like the…
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Tesla will not occupy a booth at China’s largest annual autoshow to be held next week in Shanghai, according to plans published by the event’s organisers. The financial hub is set to host Auto Shanghai between April 18-27. It is Asia’s largest auto show where brands from BYD to Volkswagen are expected…
