By Dharamraj Dhutia MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian lenders want the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to ease banking system liquidity conditions as overnight cash rates have exceeded the key policy rate for over five months, according to treasury officials, whose suggestions will be shared with the RBI before a policy meeting next month. With inflation …
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By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan aims to become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon when it tries a precision landing on Friday. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) is attempting to land within 100 metres (328 feet) of its target. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) says the technology …
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan aims to become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon when it attempts a precision landing on Friday, in what would be a boost for a space programme that has suffered a wave of setbacks and been eclipsed by rival China. Dubbed the “moon sniper”, the …
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By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. The number one focus for investors in Asia on Friday will be the latest Japanese consumer inflation figures, with markets across the region hoping to draw support from the strong rise on world markets the day before and end a torrid …
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By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) – Police in Canada are investigating a series of extortions and related crimes that they believe are orchestrated by a suspect in India and involve criminals in Edmonton, Alberta, targeting the region’s affluent South Asian people. In what Edmonton Police described as a new trend in Canada, victims typically receive …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States does not expect formal nuclear arms-control negotiations with China anytime soon, but does want to see a start of discussions on practical risk-reduction measures, a senior White House official said on Thursday. Pranay Vaddi, the senior White House official for arms control and non proliferation, told a Washington think …
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By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar index climbed for a fifth straight session on Thursday after labor market data showed job growth, keeping expectations for an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve in check. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 16,000 to a seasonally adjusted 187,000 for the week ended Jan. …
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By Parisa Hafezi, Charlotte Greenfield and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam DUBAI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – An Iranian strike on Pakistan this week that drew a rapid military riposte and raised fears of greater regional turmoil was driven by Iran’s efforts to reinforce its internal security rather than its ambitions for the Middle East, according to three Iranian officials, …
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By Anushree Ashish Mukherjee (Reuters) – Gold prices firmed on Thursday, aided by safe-haven demand amid the Middle East conflict, while investors looked out for further clarity on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s future interest rate path. Spot gold rose 0.7% to $2,019.12 per ounce by 02:06 p.m. ET (1906 GMT) after hitting a five-week low …
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Iran and Pakistan to “exercise maximum restraint to avoid a further escalation of tensions” after an exchange of military strikes between the countries, his spokesperson said on Thursday. “The Secretary-General underlines that all security concerns between the two countries must be addressed by peaceful means, …
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