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A Bank of Japan member has called for an early tweak to the key yield curve control setting as the country’s currency continues to come under pressure
US deal volumes more than halved to $162.5 billion from last year, while activity in Europe and Asia (ex-Japan) fell 70% and 80% to $77.3 billion and $19.1 billion respectively, Dealogic data showed
Japan’s efforts follow increasing military aggression by neighbours China and Russia, which have been building their capability to target satellites
There was an air of uncertainty on trading floors after the cancelled Russian mutiny but no panic as investors took their cues from the US and China
Cancelled Prigozhin weekend mutiny set to have an impact on US dollar, yen, commodities and bonds when markets reopen
Global lithium demand is predicted to exceed supply by 500,000 metric tons in 2030 despite 45 mines operating in the world last year and 11 more due to open
Japanese households are being hit hard by rising import costs though the yen's depreciation has boosted exporters' profits and seen stocks soar
From strict US laws governing weapons export to India's willingness to be "dictated to by the US State Department,” Biden and Modi's efforts to counter China through defence cooperation may face significant challenges
After a smaller-than-expected interest rate cut raised doubts on whether Chinese policymakers would act forcefully enough to support the economy, investors are positioning for a longer game
The threat of another round of central bank tightening across the globe deepened growth fears and sent Tokyo and Hong Kong stock indexes backwards
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With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors
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Oil & GasIndia Is Likely Exporting Refined Russian Oil to the WestIndia’s fast-rising Russian oil imports are being matched by its rising oil exports suggesting it may be reselling Russia’s oil to the West.
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MarketsApple Asks Suppliers in Taiwan to Meet China Label StandardsUS tech giant Apple told its Taiwan suppliers that products moving to China must be labelled to state that the island is a part of China and not an independent nation
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MarketsIndian-Owned Tech Firms See Sharp Growth in UKDespite a moribund British economy and heavy corporate tax, Indian-owned tech firms are growing in the UK.
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MarketsChina Becomes World’s Second-Biggest Bitcoin Mining HubThe Bitcoin mining ban in China last year had collapsed its crypto markets. Despite that, the country has reemerged as a major bitcoin mining hub, according to research by the UK's University of Cambridge.
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