New AI benchmark tests speed of responses to user queries
By Max A. Cherney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence benchmarking group MLCommons on Wednesday released a fresh set of tests and results that rate …
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JPMorgan extends Venezuela’s ‘watch period’ in benchmark bond index
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – JPMorgan has delayed a key decision on whether to lift the weighting of Venezuela’s bonds in its widely-followed EMBI index series …
China set to leave lending benchmark LPRs unchanged – poll
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China is widely expected to leave lending benchmark rates unchanged at a monthly fixing on Monday, a Reuters survey showed, after the …
China leaves lending benchmark rates unchanged as expected
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China stood pat on benchmark lending rates at the monthly fixing on Wednesday, matching market expectations, after the central bank kept its …
Chile’s central bank cuts benchmark interest rate to 8.25%
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chile’s central bank cut its benchmark interest rate on Tuesday by 75 basis points to settle at 8.25% in a unanimous decision, as …
China keeps lending benchmark rates unchanged, as expected
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China left benchmark lending rates unchanged at a monthly fixing on Monday, matching expectations, as a weaker yuan continued to limit further …
Gold mining ETFs fail to keep pace with benchmark bullion fund
By Suzanne McGee (Reuters) – The weakening of a long-established correlation between the price of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to gold and gold mining stocks …
Hungarian govt wants banks cap loan rates below central bank’s benchmark rate
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s government has asked banks to impose a voluntary cap on interest rates on new loans for households and companies from Oct. …
Euro zone’s benchmark Bund yield edges back up near 12-year high
By Stefano Rebaudo and Harry Robertson (Reuters) – The euro zone’s benchmark German bond yield rose on Monday towards last week’s 12-year high as the …
Colombia central bank seen holding benchmark rate at 13.25% in next meeting: Reuters poll
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s central bank is expected to hold its benchmark interest rate at 13.25% during the board’s meeting next week …
Peru’s central bank cuts benchmark interest rate to 7.5%
(Reuters) – Peru’s central bank on Thursday cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 7.5% after holding the rate steady for eight …
Colombia central bank holds benchmark interest rate at 13.25%
By Nelson Bocanegra and Carlos Vargas BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s central bank unanimously held the benchmark interest rate at 13.25% for the second time in …
Exclusive-India’s BPCL in talks with Rosneft to buy oil priced on Dubai benchmark -sources
By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian state-run refiner BPCL is in talks with Rosneft to buy about 6 million metric tons (43.8 million …
Colombian green, benchmark bonds likely this year -finance minister
By Jorgelina do Rosario and Rodrigo Campos WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Colombia is looking to issue a green bond before the end of 2023, likely in …
China seen keeping benchmark lending rates unchanged for 4th month
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China is likely to keep benchmark lending rates unchanged for the fourth straight month in December on Tuesday, a Reuters survey showed, …
Forecasts split on Bank of Israel benchmark rate rise
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Bank of Israel is expected to raise short-term interest rates for a sixth straight time next week, a …
Argentina set to hold benchmark rate steady again, source and analysts say
By Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s central bank is set to hold the country’s benchmark interest rate steady for a second consecutive month, …
Peru’s central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 7.25%
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s central bank increased its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 7.25% on Thursday, as expected, the 16th consecutive hike …
Russia seen holding benchmark interest rate at 7.5% this week – Reuters poll
By Elena Fabrichnaya and Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian central bank is expected to hold its key interest rate at 7.5% on Friday, …
Fazoli’s Strikes 13 Franchise Area Development Agreements in Q1, Sets Sights on 250-Unit Benchmark
America’s largest premium QSR Italian chain signs franchise area development agreements to open 45 locations throughout the United States Lexington, KY (-) Fazoli’s is bringing …
EU leaders may back new gas price benchmark, document shows
By Philip Blenkinsop and Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union country leaders may support plans to launch a new gas price benchmark at a …
Colombia’s central bank could raise benchmark interest rate further
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Further increases to Colombia’s benchmark interest rate may be necessary in the coming months as the central bank tries to bring inflation …
EU wants new transaction based LNG benchmark in bid to calm prices
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, Kate Abnett and Marwa Rashad LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union wants a new transaction-based benchmark for liquefied natural gas (LNG) as …
Russia seen cutting benchmark interest rate by 50 bps to 7.5% – Reuters poll
By Alexander Marrow and Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian central bank is expected to cut its key interest rate by 50 basis points …
Business travel budgets rising as firms use 2019 as spending benchmark -CWT
By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) – Business travel budgets are poised to rise in 2023 as companies benchmark against pre-pandemic levels of travel spending despite …
Colombia’s central bank seen hiking benchmark interest rate to 9%- Reuters Poll
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA – Colombia’s central bank could hike its benchmark interest rate to 9% at its meeting next week, maintaining rate-increase intensity amid …
China likely to keep lending benchmark LPR unchanged amid global central bank tightening
SHANGHAI – About 90% of traders and analysts in a Reuters survey expected China to keep benchmark interest rates unchanged at its monthly fixing on …
Peru’s central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 5.5%
LIMA – Peru’s central bank raised the country’s benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 5.5% on Thursday, the eleventh consecutive hike, as authorities …
China seen lowering lending benchmark LPR to support economy:Reuters Poll
SHANGHAI – China is expected to cut benchmark lending rates at its monthly fixing on Friday, a second reduction this year, a Reuters survey showed, …
Most financial institutions in Asia need until 2023 to scrap Libor benchmark
HONG KONG – Most financial institutions operating in Asia will take until next year to remove references to the Libor benchmark in loan agreements, an …
China likely to lower benchmark lending rates after RRR cut – Reuters poll
SHANGHAI – Benchmark lending rates for China’s commercial banks are likely to be lowered at a monthly fixing on Wednesday, a Reuters survey showed, as …
Russia’s Urals oil at biggest discount to benchmark for 2 years, traders say
MOSCOW – Russia’s flagship Urals oil grade is trading at the biggest discount to global benchmark Brent since spring 2020, hit by rising tensions between …