Japan’s yen back in favour as a funding currency, but with more risks
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Norway 2021 GDP growth strongest in 14 years, Q4 beats forecast
OSLO -Norway’s mainland economy grew last year by 4.2%, its
Column-Entangled fears of Fed error and Ukraine crisis: Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON – Keen to downplay anxieties about
Turkey’s Ziraat Bank raises capital to 34.9 billion lira
ISTANBUL – The capital of Turkey’s Ziraat Bank will be
U.S. to halt Mexican avocado imports ‘as long as necessary’ to ensure worker safety
By David Lawder and Dave Graham WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY -U.S. imports
G20 host Indonesia promotes FX diversification as part of stimulus exit
By Gayatri Suroyo and Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA – Top Indonesian
Rising costs, lack of widebody flights pose risks to recovery in aircraft maintenance market
By Chen Lin and Jamie Freed SINGAPORE – The global
China’s inflation slows, leaving room for policy easing
BEIJING -China’s factory-gate inflation eased to its slowest pace in
G20 host Indonesia promotes FX diversification as part of stimulus exit
By Gayatri Suroyo and Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA – Top Indonesian
Embraer aims for decision on proposed turboprop as early as this year -exec
By Chen Lin and Jamie Freed SINGAPORE – Brazilian planemaker
Vietnam apparel exports seen rising 7.4% this year to $43.5 billion -official
HANOI – Vietnam’s apparel exports are expected to jump 7.4%
China to work with Asian nations to grow use of local currencies in trade
BEIJING -China will work with Asian countries to beef up
China courts freeze $157 million of Evergrande assets over missed construction payments
HONG KONG – A Chinese court has ordered the freezing
Japan finance minister warns of damage from inflation, vows steps as needed
By Leika Kihara TOKYO -Japan must respond to any damage
Emerging markets “much better” able to weather monetary tightening-Indonesia central bank
JAKARTA – Emerging markets will be able to weather global
Airbus finalises deal to sell seven A350 freighters to Singapore Airlines
SINGAPORE – Airbus SE said on Wednesday it has finalised
China-U.S. monetary policy divergence aids yuan stability – ex-regulator
SHANGHAI – Increasingly divergent monetary policies between China and the
BOJ may suffer losses in event it exits easy policy, says governor Kuroda
TOKYO – The Bank of Japan could temporarily suffer losses
Japan consumers’ expected inflation rate rises to record 2.43% in Feb -govt survey
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Australia’s Liontown signs 5-year lithium supply deal with Tesla
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U.S. SEC is probing Wall Street trades in large blocks of shares
By Chris Prentice WASHINGTON – The U.S. Securities and Exchange
Biden’s Fed nominees in limbo after Republican vote boycott
By David Morgan, Pete Schroeder and Lindsay Dunsmuir -U.S. Senate
Brazil’s Carrefour Brasil reports a 13.5% drop in Q4 adjusted net income
– Carrefour Brasil reported on Tuesday that fourth-quarter net income
U.S. to inspect new 787 Dreamliners, says Boeing cannot self-certify
By David Shepardson and Eric M. Johnson WASHINGTON -The U.S.
Airbnb sees strong first-quarter revenue on travel demand, longer stays
By Abhijith Ganapavaram and Kannaki Deka -Airbnb Inc forecast on
Australia’s Fortescue says H1 profit slumped by a third as costs weigh
– Australia’s Fortescue Metals, the world’s fourth-largest iron ore miner,
Wall Street surges as easing geopolitical worries fuel broad rally
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK – Wall Street ended sharply
Fed to raise rates 25 bps in March but calls for 50 bps grow louder: Reuters poll
By Prerana Bhat BENGALURU – The U.S. Federal Reserve will
U.S. oil producer EP Energy seeks to save deal from regulator -sources
By David French and Laura Sanicola – EP Energy is
Treasury Wine shares surge as ex-China growth begins to pay off
By Tejaswi Marthi -Treasury Wine Estates said on Wednesday its
Meta closes Kustomer deal after regulatory approval
– Meta Platforms Inc said on Tuesday it had closed
Yellen to urge G20 help for developing countries to end pandemic
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON -U.S. Treasury Secretary
Explainer-What’s next for Fed after Senate vote on Biden’s nominees delayed
By Jonnelle Marte and Ann Saphir – Senate Republicans on
Colombia’s central bank must raise rates in first half to control inflation -IMF
BOGOTA – Colombia’s central bank will have to front load
U.S. FTC judge dismisses antitrust complaint against Altria, Juul
WASHINGTON -A judge at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has
American Airlines places order for three new Embraer aircraft
SAO PAULO – Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA said on Tuesday
Roblox quarterly bookings disappoint as gaming frenzy wanes
By Akash Sriram -Gaming platform Roblox Corp on Tuesday missed
TSX tracks global rally, shaking off pullback in oil prices
By Fergal Smith TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index rose
Exclusive-ViacomCBS’s Paramount+ ‘thinks local’ to go global with streaming
By Helen Coster – When the reality series “The Challenge:
Exxon welcomes upcoming vote on offer to locked-out Texas refinery workers
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON – Exxon Mobil Corp on Tuesday
Gold reserves at Venezuelan central bank down to new 50-year low
By Mayela Armas CARACAS – The Venezuelan central bank’s gold
U.S. producer prices accelerate amid broadening inflation pressures
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON – U.S. producer prices increased by
U.S. lawmakers seek review of FAA Boeing 737 MAX oversight
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -Two U.S. lawmakers asked the Transportation
Ericsson says its 2019 probe found serious compliance breaches in Iraq
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM -Ericsson said on Tuesday an internal
Inflation uncertainty means ECB’s options need to be kept fully open -Villeroy
PARIS -Increased uncertainty about the inflation outlook means the European
France opens new business campus to tackle cyberattacks
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS – France is grouping the country’s
Tunisia says World bank to lend it $400 million for social reforms
TUNIS -The World Bank will lend Tunisia about $400 million
Canada says USMCA panel finds U.S. solar tariffs violate trade pact
By David Lawder – Canada prevailed on Tuesday in a
Burger King pulls Whopper off discount menu; parent RBI to hike prices
By Deborah Mary Sophia and Hilary Russ -Burger King parent
Activist Generali investors call for “open dialogue”
MILAN -Two activist investors in Generali on Tuesday urged Italy’s