SYDNEY, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank considered leaving interest rates unchanged at its December policy meeting, citing the lagged effects of the aggressive tightening deliv[...]
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Australian stock exchange’s blockchain failure burns market trust
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – In a Sydney hotel conference room in May, Tim Hogben, the head of securities and payments for ASX Ltd, which runs the Australian stock exchange, told traders, sh[...]
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Dollar slips vs euro on upbeat German business morale data
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar edged down against the euro as upbeat German business morale data supported the common currency, while a modest improvement in investors’ appe[...]
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WTO chief rebukes countries over stalled negotiations
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – The head of the World Trade Organization on Monday chided countries for failing to make headway on negotiations because of infighting over who should lead them.[...]
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Marketmind: BOJ draws 2022 curtain on G7 policy
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. The Bank of Japan delivers the last G7 central bank policy decision of the year on Tuesday, and those[...]
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Special Report-Binance’s books are a black box, filings show, as crypto giant tries to rally confidence
By Tom Wilson, Angus Berwick and Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s biggest crypto exchange, Binance, is battling to shore up confidence after a surge in customer withdrawal[...]
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Taiwan investigates TikTok for suspected illegal operations
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s government has opened a probe into Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok on suspicion of illegally operating a subsidiary on the island, though the company[...]
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Bankman-Fried wants to see indictment before agreeing to extradition – lawyer
(Reuters) – Sam Bankman-Fried wants to see the U.S. indictment against him for his role in the collapse of the FTX crypto exchange he founded before he agrees to be extradited from the Bahamas,[...]
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Factbox-How governments are trying to ease impact of inflation
(Reuters) – Pandemic-related disruptions to global supply chains and the effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine have driven up prices of energy, commodities and necessities. Here’s how g[...]
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