By Sinead Cruise, Kate Holton and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – Major investors are rethinking their support for Britain’s economy following months of political turmoil and persisten[...]
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China’s economy picking up but “arduous efforts” needed to sustain momentum – state planner
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economy is expected to pick up, but “arduous efforts” are needed to sustain the recovery in growth due to an adverse external environment and the gl[...]
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U.S. Senate passes record $858 billion defense act, sending bill to Biden
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Thursday authorizing a record $858 billion in annual defense spending, $45 billion more than proposed by President Joe[...]
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As Kuroda bows out, Bank of Japan’s rising hawks eye end to unloved yield cap
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – As Haruhiko Kuroda’s decade helming Japan’s central bank nears an end, more of his senior colleagues are seeing a case to remove the bank’s ca[...]
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Factbox: Japan tax reform to target low-emission cars, shift to investment
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will extend tax breaks on low-emission cars and seek to shift its massive household savings into investment in the government’s annual tax code revision to be appro[...]
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California approves $2.9 billion investment to double car chargers in state
(Reuters) – The California Energy Commission on Wednesday approved a $2.9 billion investment plan to accelerate the state’s 2025 electric vehicle (EV) charging and hydrogen refueling goals[...]
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Adding EVs to U.S. biofuels law is environmental agency’s 2023 task
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Biden administration could change the nation’s biofuel blending law next year to offer lucrative credits to electric vehicle manufacturers like[...]
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Colombia to hike minimum monthly wage by 16%
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s minimum wage will increase by 16% in 2023, President Gustavo Petro said on Thursday, higher than the previous wage hike. The minimum wage will rise to 1.16 mi[...]
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Ghana begins tackling debt restructuring pain as it secures IMF deal
(This Dec.14 story has been corrected to fix the company name to PineBridge Investments) By Rachel Savage JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Days after launching a bold domestic bond overhaul, Ghana struc[...]
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