SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s securities regulator said it would fully check securities firms’ financing needs after Huatai Securities Co Ltd proposed a share placement plan that would be on[...]
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January 3, 2023
Tender sale of Evergrande’s Hong Kong headquarters fails again -sources
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) – A tender for the sale of embattled China Evergrande Group’s headquarters in Hong Kong has lapsed again, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on[...]
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German unemployment falls in December
BERLIN (Reuters) – German unemployment fell in December, Labour Office figures showed on Tuesday, with the labour market overall being only moderately affected by the war in Ukraine last year. T[...]
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South Korea eases property regulations across capital Seoul
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s finance ministry said on Tuesday it was easing financial regulations on home buyers in most districts of the capital Seoul, in an effort to support the coun[...]
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Material shortages ease further for German manufacturers – Ifo
BERLIN (Reuters) – Material shortages eased further in Germany’s manufacturing sector towards the end of the year, according to a survey by the Ifo economic institute published on Tuesday.[...]
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Turkey’s inflation drops to 64.27% in December due to base effect
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish annual inflation slid to 64.27% in December, official data showed on Tuesday, below forecast, dropping because of a favourable base effect after hitting a 24-year hi[...]
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Russian rouble slides in first trade of the year
The Russian rouble weakened on Tuesday against the dollar and euro in the first session of the year in Moscow amid light trading volumes during public holidays in Russia. At 0705 GMT the rouble slid b[...]
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Gloom and boom: Fund managers’ top picks for 2023
By Naomi Rovnick, Alun John and Marc Jones (Reuters) – King Dollar’s reign (definitely) coming to an end, bonds bouncing and emerging markets rising again are just some of the trades inter[...]
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Marketmind: Making waves
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook The first trading day for most major markets in Asia was a choppy one, as investors grappled with the contradictory implicatio[...]
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