By Steve Holland MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden won an unusual Democratic write-in vote in New Hampshire’s primary election on Tuesday, an important display of political strength, despite his name not being on the ballot. Edison Research projected Biden the winner over two Democrats whose names were actually on the ballot – …
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By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s exports surged to record highs in December, with shipments to the U.S. soaring to their strongest-ever level while those to China were also robust, logging their first rise in more than a year. The better-than-expected data comes at a time of heightened concern about a faltering economic recovery in …
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By Melanie Burton (Reuters) -At least two iron ore cargoes from the world’s No.4 supplier Fortescue Metals Group are facing unusual customs delays at north China’s Caofeidian port due to inspections for solid waste, sources with knowledge of the matter said. The cargoes were in two shipments totalling roughly 400,000 metric tons, the sources said, …
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By Orathai Sriring, Devjyot Ghoshal and Kay Johnson BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s central bank chief, under fire from the prime minister for not cutting rates, said slower-than-expected economic growth was not a crisis as portrayed by the government, nor would it be revived by its quick-hit stimulus measures. The Bank of Thailand’s current policy rate is …
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By Huseyin Hayatsever and Tuvan Gumrukcu ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey’s parliament ratified Sweden’s NATO membership bid on Tuesday, clearing the biggest remaining hurdle to expanding the Western military alliance after 20 months of delay. Turkey’s general assembly, where President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling alliance holds a majority, voted 287-55 to approve the application that Sweden first made …
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By Sinéad Carew and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -MSCI’S global equities index gained very slightly as investors digested a mixed crop of earnings reports and waited for key economic releases due later in the week while the yen fell after the Bank of Japan left monetary policy unchanged. While the dollar index climbed to …
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By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices settled lower on Tuesday as traders focused on rebounding crude output in parts of the U.S., along with rising supply in Libya and Norway, rather than risks to supply posed by conflict in Europe and the Middle East. Brent crude settled at $79.55 a barrel, losing 51 …
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By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar climbed to six-week peaks against a basket of currencies on Tuesday, as investors resumed buying the greenback after a brief respite, on continued expectations the Federal Reserve would be in no rush to cut interest rates given a still stable U.S. economy. The dollar index rose to …
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ABIDJAN (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday pledged $45 million in additional financing to help fight conflict and bring stability to coastal West Africa, where insecurity linked to jihadist insurgencies has increased in recent years. Blinken is on the second stop of a four-nation tour of Africa taking him to Cape …
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By Anushree Ashish Mukherjee (Reuters) – Gold prices inched higher on Tuesday, as investors awaited a slew of U.S. economic data this week for more cues to the Federal Reserve’s timeline for interest rate cuts. Spot gold was up 0.2% to $2,025.09 per ounce by 2:00 p.m. ET (1900 GMT). Gold futures settled 0.2% higher …
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