By Seher Dareen (Reuters) – Gold prices edged higher on Monday with gains capped by a slightly higher dollar, as investors awaited upcoming U.S. economic data for clues on the Federal Reserve’s rate-hike path. Spot gold rose 0.1% to $1,843.93 per ounce by 1322 GMT, after falling to its lowest since late December in the …
(Reuters) – Australia’s Link Administration Holdings (Link Group) said on Monday that it is in advanced discussions to settle a probe into its UK-based Link Fund Solutions (LFS) unit and to sell the firm to Dublin-based Waystone Group. However, Link said that even if both sets of discussions were concluded, it would receive no net …
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By Soo-hyang Choi and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea launched two more ballistic missiles off its east coast on Monday, with the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un saying North Korea’s use of the Pacific as a “firing range” would depend on the behaviour of U.S. forces. The launches come just two days …
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By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) – A German remake of anti-war classic “All Quiet on the Western Front” was the big winner at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday, triumphing in the key categories at the ceremony seen as an indicator for next month’s Oscars. Based on the 1928 novel by German author Erich …
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By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Insurance firm FWD Group Holdings Ltd said on Monday it would buy a majority stake in Malaysian insurer Gibraltar BSN Life Bhd for an undisclosed price, expanding its presence in the country’s full-service insurance business. The Asia-focused insurer, which has been in Malaysia since 2019 as a provider of takaful, …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) -Indian shares fell on Monday after U.S. export prices data last week stoked fresh fears that the Federal Reserve would keep interest rates higher for longer, while investors waited for minutes of the Fed’s meeting due on Wednesday. The Nifty 50 index closed 0.56% lower at 17,844.60, while the S&P BSE Sensex fell …
By Ellen Zhang and Florence Lo BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s job fairs are making a comeback after being forced online by COVID-19 for three years, but subdued wages and less abundant offerings in sectors exposed to weakening external demand point to an uneven and guarded economic recovery. Authorities announced hundreds of such events across the …
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By John O’Donnell, Francesco Canepa and Alexandra Schwarz-Goerlich FRANKFURT/VIENNA (Reuters) -The United States’ sanctions authority has launched an inquiry into Raiffeisen Bank International over its business related to Russia, increasing scrutiny of the Austrian lender that plays a critical role in the Russian economy. Responding to questions from Reuters, the bank said it had received …
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YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria’s presidential hopeful Atiku Abubakar on Saturday said he would bring peace and unity to the country and improve its economic fortunes as he made his final campaign stop. Economic hardships, including the highest inflation in nearly two decades, unemployment and shortages of cash, and widespread insecurity from a long-running insurgency …
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By Humeyra Pamuk INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday announced further aid to Turkey and said Washington would provide longer term help to Ankara as it seeks to rebuild following this month’s earthquake. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey’s southeast and neighbouring Syria on Feb. 6, killing more …
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