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Oil Prices Move Little in Anticipation Of More China Cues
Oil prices kept to a tight range on Monday amid persistent concerns over high inflation and rising U.S. interest rates, while traders awaited more cues on demand from key Chinese economic readings this week. Readings on China’s Purchasing Mangers’ Index (PMI) for February are due on Wednesday. Indicators for January had portrayed a somewhat mixed […]
Turkey Begins to Rebuild for 1.5 Million Left Homeless By Earthquakes
Turkey has begun work to rebuild homes following this month’s devastating earthquakes, a government official said on Friday, as the combined death toll in Turkey and Syria surpassed 50,000. More than 160,000 buildings containing 520,000 apartments collapsed or were severely damaged in the Feb. 6 earthquakes that killed tens of thousands in Turkey and neighbouring […]
Philippines Central Bank Chief Expects One More Rate Hike This Year, Possibly in March
The Philippine central bank will likely raise interest rates one more time this year and that could happen at its next monetary policy meeting in March, most likely by 25 basis points, its governor said on Friday. Inflation running at a 14-year high of 8.7% in January has been a concern for the Bangko Sentral […]
Abandon Hope, Cineworld Tells Shareholders
Cineworld (LON:CINE) shareholders are set to be wiped out completely after talks to bring the company out of bankruptcy failed to attract enough interest from buyers. The owner of the Regal chain of cinemas, which collapsed under the weight of its debts last year, said it had failed to persuade potential buyers to make a […]
At G20 Meeting, U.S. Accuses Russian Finance Officials Of Complicity in War
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen accused Russian officials attending a G20 finance leaders meeting of being “complicit” in atrocities in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, while host India avoided mentioning the year-long war in inaugural remarks. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the financial leaders to focus on the world’s “most vulnerable citizens”, making no direct […]
Nvidia Jumps on Bullish Outlook For AI-Fueled Demand; Sees Gaming Rebound
Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) said better times are ahead for its chipmaking business, sensing a huge opportunity for its high-performance chips amid a growing frenzy for the new generation of artificial intelligence tools. “AI is at an inflection point, setting up for broad adoption reaching into every industry,” chief executive Jensen Huang said in a statement, noting […]
Telekom Reports Q4 Growth, Forecasts Slightly Higher Earnings in 2023
Deutsche Telekom reported better-than-expected-fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday, citing customer growth in Germany and strong performance from T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS), and forecast a slight rise in profits this year. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation after leases (EBITDA AL) of 9.96 billion euros ($10.58 billion) for the quarter, slightly exceeded consensus estimates of 9.9 […]
Asia FX Edges Higher, Korean Won Surges Even As BOK Holds
Most Asian currencies rose on Thursday, recovering a measure of recent losses as the dollar saw some profit taking, with the won appreciating sharply even as the Bank of Korea held interest rates after 18 months of hikes. The South Korean won rose 0.6% and was the best-performing Asian currency for the day, even as […]