Australia’s largest bank blocks payments to some crypto exchanges
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) said on Thursday it would block some payments to…
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Exclusive-Chinese energy storage, battery firms consider big investments in Vietnam -sources
By Francesco Guarascio and Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) – Two Chinese makers of energy storage systems and batteries are weighing…
TRYing times: The slide and fall of the Turkish lira
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Turkey’s lira took a 7% nosedive on Wednesday as the country’s newly re-elected government appeared…
Marketmind: O Canada! Markets wary of Fed hawkish surprise
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Another day, another surprise hike. After…
China’s Dalian Wanda appeals court decision to freeze shares
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s largest commercial property developer Dalian Wanda Group on Thursday said it is appealing a court decision…
South Korea plans to discuss bilateral FX swap with Japan, Finance Minister says
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea will discuss with Japan re-establishment of their bilateral foreign exchange swap line that expired in 2015,…
China’s biggest state banks cut deposit rates
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s biggest banks on Thursday said they have lowered interest rates on yuan deposits, in actions that could…
StanChart trimming roles as part of cost cuts – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -Standard Chartered is starting to lay off employees across Singapore, London, and Hong Kong hubs as part of an…
TikTok seeks up to $20 billion in e-commerce business this year – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -ByteDance-owned TikTok hopes to more than quadruple the size of its worldwide e-commerce operations to as much as $20…
Japan keeps growth focus but signals end to crisis-mode fiscal largesse
By Takaya Yamaguchi and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is committed to putting economic growth before fiscal reform, Prime…