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South Korea steps up inflation fight with back-to-back rate hikes

By Cynthia Kim and Joori Roh SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s central bank on Thursday delivered back-to-back interest rate hikes and forecast further aggressive increases to wrestle consumer inflation down.

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China car sales up 34% on April but still weaker than last year – industry

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Chinese retail car sales data for May has added to a picture of a grinding economic recovery from severe anti-pandemic measures, with manufacturers selling more vehicles than last.

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Nvidia says video gaming market slowing; shares drop 7%

By Chavi Mehta and Jane Lanhee Lee (Reuters) -Chip designer Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) Corp forecast its sales of video game chips would decline in the current quarter, and startled some analysts.

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Gold dips on rising yields after Fed minutes signal patience

By Bharat Gautam (Reuters) -Gold prices edged lower on Thursday as Treasury yields gained, after the appeal of bullion was somewhat restored by minutes of a U.S. Federal Reserve policy.

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Gold slips off 2-week peak as dollar edges higher

By Bharat Gautam (Reuters) – Gold prices dipped slightly on Wednesday, receding from a two-week high hit in the previous session, as the dollar reclaimed some ground but uncertainty over.

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Japan to ensure swift recovery from pandemic with relief steps -finance minister

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government will urgently and flexibly take steps to ease the pain of the surging cost of living to ensure the economy’s recovery from COVID-induced doldrums, Finance.

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New Zealand raises interest rates 50 bps, signals more aggressive hikes

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s central bank raised interest rates by 50 basis points to 2.0% on Wednesday, its fifth rate hike in a row as it.

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European shares seen holding near current levels through 2022 – Reuters poll

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – Central bank policy tightening, fears of a recession and the economic impact of the war in Ukraine are all expected to keep a lid.

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India’s retirees tap savings, eat less as living costs soar

By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI (Reuters) – T.L. Wali, a 66-year-old lawyer in Delhi’s high court, had been looking forward to retirement. But with India’s living costs soaring, he is.

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Biden says no change to U.S. “strategic ambiguity” on Taiwan

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said there was no change to a U.S. policy of “strategic ambiguity” on Taiwan, a day.

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