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BoJ’s Nakagawa: Will continue to raise interest rate if economic, inflation outlook realized
Bank of Japan (BoJ) monetary policy board member Junko Nakagawa said on Thursday, “if its outlook for economic activity and prices is realized, BoJ will continue to raise the policy interest rate.”
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Brazil's public debt up 0.71% in July on the back of interest expenses
SAO PAULO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's federal public debt grew 0.71% in July from the previous month, boosted by interest payments, the Treasury said on Wednesday. The public debt of Latin America's largest economy reached 7.9 trillion reais ($1.46 trillion), with net debt redemption...Reuters
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Brazil creates fewer formal jobs than expected in July
BRASILIA, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Brazil's economy created a net 129,775 formal jobs in July, data from the Labor Ministry showed on Wednesday, the lowest since March and slightly below the 135,577 expected by economists in a Reuters poll.The data accounts for 2,251,440 jobs opened and 2,121,665 clos...Reuters
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National Bank of Canada's quarterly profit misses estimates as trading slows
Aug 27 (Reuters) - National Bank of Canada NA.TO reported a quarterly profit on Wednesday that missed analysts' estimates, hurt by weakness in its capital markets segment as trading activity slowed amid lower volatility, sending the Montreal-based lender's shares down 3.5%.National Bank is t...Reuters
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Ukraine launches tender for lithium deposit site in Kirovohrad region, PM says
KYIV, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Ukraine has launched a tender for the right to mine a lithium deposit site in its central Kirovohrad region, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Wednesday. The tender for the "Dobra" site is expected to be the first project in a joint investment fund with the Uni...Reuters
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Sustainable Finance Newsletter - Trump's industrial policy kicks off
By Ross Kerber Aug 27 (Reuters) - This is the weekly Reuters Sustainable Finance Newsletter, which you can sign up for here. The idea of "state capitalism" has been anathema to generations of U.S. politicians, especially Republicans. Former U.S. president Barack Obama, a Democrat, too...Reuters
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US crude stocks, fuel inventories fall as demand rises, EIA says
Crude inventories fell by 2.4 million barrels, exceeding expectationsDistillate stockpiles fell by 1.8 million barrels, versus an expected riseOil futures rose after EIA report releaseRefinery crude runs decreased by 328,000 barrels per dayBy Liz Hampton and Georgina McCartneyAug 27 (Reuters) - U.S...Reuters
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India says knock-on impact of US tariffs poses economic challenges
NEW DELHI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The immediate impact of U.S. tariffs on Indian exports appears limited, but the ripple effects on the economy pose challenges that must be addressed, India's finance ministry said in its July monthly economic review, released on Wednesday. The repor...Reuters
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US crude stocks, gasoline and distillate inventories fall - EIA
By Lynx Insight ServiceU.S. crude stocks, gasoline and distillate inventories fell last week, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.Crude inventories fell by 2.4 million barrels to 418.3 million barrels in the week ended August 22, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expectat...Reuters
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TREASURIES-Two-year yields lowest since May as Fed policy in focus
Fed's Cook could file lawsuit on Wednesday to stop Trump firing Traders see 88% odds of Fed cut in SeptemberTreasury to sell $70 bln five-year notes on WednesdayBy Karen Brettell Aug 27 (Reuters) - Interest rate sensitive two-year yields fell to an almost four-month low on Wednesday and the y...Reuters
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