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Nikkei hits 1-1/2-month high, Fed nerves cap gains
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Article content TOKYO — Japan’s Nikkei share average touched a 1-1/2-month high on Wednesday, buoyed by broad…
Soybeans, corn, wheat edge lower on technical selling
Article content SINGAPORE — Chicago soybean futures inched lower in early Asian trading on Wednesday, amid technical selling, even as dry weather conditions…
Copper holds steady as investors await China demand, Fed outcome
Article content BEIJING — Copper prices were little changed on Wednesday as investors awaited China’s demand to pick up after the Lunar New Year holidays and…
Asia’s factory activity contracts despite China’s COVID…
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Article content TOKYO — Asia’s factory activity contracted in January as the boost from China’s COVID…
Stocks firm, dollar on edge ahead of Fed decision
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Article content SINGAPORE — Asia’s stockmarkets steadied on Wednesday, with signs of a slowdown in U.S. wages…
Top U.S. proxy advisers defend their ESG approaches
Article content Top U.S. proxy advisers Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services on Tuesday defended their corporate voting recommendations on…
China’s Jan factory activity contracts at slower pace amid COVID…
Article content BEIJING — China’s factory activity shrank more slowly in January after Beijing lifted tough COVID curbs late last year which helped ease…
Brazil readies task force to expel miners from Yanomami lands, officials…
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Article content BRASILIA — Brazil is preparing a task force of armed forces, police and government agencies to…
Inflation in UK Shops Hits Record Despite Broader Easing
Article content (Bloomberg) — Prices in UK stores rose at their highest rate since at least 2005 in January, with retailers offering fewer discounts than…
Japan factory activity shrinks for third month in January
Article content TOKYO — Japan’s factory activity contracted for a third straight month in January, a private survey showed on Wednesday, although…