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Nigeria grants satellite permits to BeetleSat, Satelio and Amazon's Kuiper
By Camillus EbohABUJA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Nigeria has issued seven-year satellite permits to Amazon's AMZN.O Kuiper Systems, Israel's NSLComm's BeetleSat and Germany-based Satelio IoT Services, joining Elon Musk-owned SpaceX among operators cleared to expand space-based broadband, the te...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
EXCLUSIVE-India to ease rules to boost foreign investment in domestic defence firms, sources say
FDI cap under automatic route to be lifted to 74% for existing licences, sources say Other conditions that deterred foreign investors also set to be dropped, sources sayMove follows last year's deadly conflict with PakistanBy Nikunj Ohri and Sarita Chaganti Singh NEW DELHI, Jan 16 (Reuters) -...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
Bund yields set to end week flat after taking cues from US Treasuries
By Stefano Rebaudo Jan 16 (Reuters) - Euro area benchmark Bund yields were set to end the week little changed, having tracked mixed movements in U.S. Treasuries through the week on conflicting signals about the U.S. economy.Germany’s 10-year yields DE10YT=RR were up 0.5 basis points (bps) at 2.82...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
German inflation confirmed at 2.0% in December
BERLIN, Jan 16 (Reuters) - German inflation slowed in December to 2.0%, the federal statistics office said on Friday, confirming preliminary data.Inflation, or consumer prices harmonised to compare with other European Union countries, stood at 2.6% year-on-year in November.The statistics office give...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
Poland - Factors to Watch January 16
WARSAW, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Friday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 1 hour):INTEREST RATESPoland still has some room for monetary easing, and the next decision to cut interest rates could come as early as February or March, central ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
UK statistics body weighs six-month delay to new jobs survey, Bloomberg News reports
Jan 16 (Reuters) - Britain's Office for National Statistics is preparing contingency plans to delay the launch of its overhauled labour market survey by up to six months, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. While the statistics agency wants to make a transition in November as scheduled, another ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
Weekly US jobless claims fall unexpectedly, but labor market treading water
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, but the drop was likely due to ongoing challenges adjusting the data for seasonal fluctuations around this time of the year.Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
EXCLUSIVE-IMF's growth forecasts to show resilience to global trade shocks, Georgieva says
Georgieva warns risks remain, including geopoliticsPerformance strong, trade shock has not derailed global economyTechnological shifts also pose potential risks, IMF chief saysBy Andrea Shalal KYIV, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund's latest economic forecasts due next week w...Reuters
Fri, Jan 16
Foreign holdings of US Treasuries at all-time high in November, but China pulls back
China reduces holdings of Treasuries to lowest since Sept 2008Canada raises holdings to record levelsUS stocks also show foreign inflowsBy Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries hit record highs in November, rising after two straight months of de...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
Foreign holdings of US Treasuries hit all-time high in November, data shows
NEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries hit record highs in November, rising after two straight months of declines as market sentiment improved after the U.S. federal government ended the longest-ever shutdown in history.Holdings of U.S. Treasuries rose to an all-time peak o...Reuters
Thu, Jan 15
