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China Dec new bank loans rise to 990 bln yuan, beating expectations
Chinese banks extended 990 billion yuan ($135.05 billion) in new yuan loans in December, up from November and outpacing analysts' forecast as credit demand grew buoyant from the government's stimulus measures.
Tue, Jan 14
UPDATE 4-BOJ deputy governor flags chance of rate hike next week
Negative real rates not normal when Japan out of deflationTrump's inaugural address to offer broad direction of policyHimino offers upbeat view on this year's wage outlookMonth-on-month rise in import prices 'quite high'Remarks come ahead of BOJ's Jan. 23-24 policy meetingRefreshes market moves in p...
Tue, Jan 14
Oil shipping rates surge after US sanctions tighten global fleet
Supertanker freight rates jumped after the U.S. expanded sanctions on Russian oil trade and sent traders rushing to book ships to pick up supply from other countries to go to China and India, shipbrokers and traders said.
Tue, Jan 14
Japan's Nikkei tumbles as US AI curbs weigh on chip shares
TOKYO, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average slumped on Tuesday as investors shed semiconductor-sector stocks after the U.S. government said it would further restrict artificial intelligence (AI) chip and technology exports.
Tue, Jan 14
China mulls potential sale of TikTok US to Musk, Bloomberg News reports
Adds details and background throughout Jan 13 (Reuters) - Chinese officials are in preliminary talks about a potential option to sell TikTok's operations in the United States to billionaire Elon Musk, should the short-video app be unable to avoid an impending ban, Bloomberg News reported on Monda
Tue, Jan 14
METALS-Copper at one-month high in mixed base metal trading
SHANGHAI, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Base metals traded mixed on Tuesday, with copper steady at its one-month high, although gains were capped by a strong U.S. dollar following robust economic data.
Tue, Jan 14
Oil prices remain near four-month highs as markets weigh Russia sanctions impact
BEIJING, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped at market open on Tuesday but remained near four-month highs as Chinese and Indian buyers sought new suppliers in the wake of the Biden administration's toughest sanctions yet on Russian oil.
Tue, Jan 14
GRAINS-Corn, soybeans take a breather after hitting multi-month highs
CANBERRA, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Chicago corn and soybean futures on Tuesday dipped from multi-month highs reached after the U.S. government last week said that U.S. farmers' 2024 harvests were smaller than expected.
Tue, Jan 14
Global electric vehicle sales up 25% in record 2024
Jan 14 (Reuters) - Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles rose by a quarter last year to over 17 million cars, helped by a fourth consecutive month of record sales in December as China continued to grow and Europe stabilised, data showed on Tuesday.
Tue, Jan 14
US lawmakers urge Biden to extend TikTok Jan. 19 ban deadline
Two Democratic lawmakers on Monday urged Congress and President Joe Biden to extend a Jan. 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to sell the U.S. assets of TikTok or face a U.S. ban.
Tue, Jan 14
Biden defends foreign policy record despite ongoing crises
Outgoing President Joe Biden sought to burnish his foreign policy record on Monday and said U.S. adversaries are weaker than when he took office four years ago despite global crises that remain unresolved.
Tue, Jan 14
REFILE-UPDATE 2-Moscow says Ukraine tried to attack TurkStream pipeline infrastructure in Russia
Removes reference to Monday in paragraph 5MOSCOW, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Russia said on Monday it had downed nine Ukrainian drones that tried to attack part of the infrastructure of the TurkStream gas pipeline, through which Russian gas flows to Turkey and Europe, and called the attack an "act of energy...
Mon, Jan 13
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks tumble as traders cast doubt on 2025 rate cut
LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Global stocks fell on Monday, while the dollar hit 26-month peaks following a bumper U.S. jobs report that prompted investors to question if interest rates will fall at all this year, just as earnings season is about to get underway.
Mon, Jan 13
Euro zone bond yields hit new multi-month highs after US jobs data
LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Euro zone bond yields rose again on Monday to new multi-month highs as strong U.S. jobs data from Friday continued to put pressure on global debt markets.
Mon, Jan 13
UPDATE 2-China flags more policy measures to bolster yuan
China allows more overseas borrowing to help improve capital flowsCentral bank sends verbal warning to defend weaker yuanChina's c.bank to boost FX reserves in Hong KongRecasts, adds comments from analysts and PBOC governor SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, Jan 13 (Reuters) - China announced more tools to supp...
Mon, Jan 13
WRAPUP 7-Los Angeles races to contain wildfires before severe winds return
Adds detail on church service paragraphs 22-24Wildfires devastate Los Angeles, 24 dead, 100,000 evacuatedRed flag conditions of high winds returning All of L.A. County warned anyone could be ordered to evacuateSeven states, Canada and Mexico send firefighters to helpBy Nathan Frandino and Lisa Richw...
Mon, Jan 13
China 2024 iron ore imports hit record on resilient demand, steel exports
BEIJING, Jan 13 (Reuters) - China's iron ore imports in 2024 rose to a record high for a second year, customs data showed on Monday, as lower prices spurred buying while demand remained resilient due in large part to massive steel exports that are inflaming trade tensions.
Mon, Jan 13
China's December trade with US, EU and other key economies
BEIJING, Jan 13 (Reuters) - China's outbound shipments in December rose 10.7% year-on-year, customs data showed on Monday, beating 7.3% growth forecast in a Reuters poll of economists, and improving from November's 6.7% increase. Imports surprised to the upside with 1.0% growth, the strongest perfor
Mon, Jan 13
GRAINS-Corn and soybeans at multi-month highs after USDA cuts supply estimates
CANBERRA, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Chicago corn and soybean futures rose on Monday to multi-month highs after the U.S. government on Friday said production of both crops last year was lower than previously thought and cut its estimate for end-of-season U.S. stocks.
Mon, Jan 13
PRECIOUS-Gold flat amid Trump policy uncertainty, strong US data
Jan 13 (Reuters) - Gold prices held steady on Monday, caught between uncertainty around the incoming Trump administration's policies boosting safe-haven demand and a strong U.S. employment report that supported the Federal Reserve's caution on future rate cuts.
Mon, Jan 13
