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JGBs trade in tight range amid strong price data, firm BOJ bond buying operation
TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds moved in a narrow range on Friday as investors weighed strong price data in Tokyo, while a solid outcome of the Bank of Japan's bond buying operation supported sentiment.Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
Gulf Keystone Petroleum Says 2025 Annual Guidance Is Unchanged
June 20 (Reuters) - Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd GKP.L:GULF KEYSTONE PETROLEUM LTD: 2025 ANNUAL GUIDANCE IS UNCHANGEDGULF KEYSTONE PETROLEUM LTD: GROSS AVERAGE PRODUCTION OF C.44,900 BOPD IN 2025 YEAR TO DATE (TO 18 JUNE 2025)Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
EU bars Chinese firms from most medical device tenders
BRUSSELS, June 20 (Reuters) - The European Union will bar Chinese companies from participating in EU public tenders for medical devices worth 60 billion euros or more ($68.9 billion) per year after concluding that EU companies are not given fair access in China.The measure announced by the European...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
INSIGHT-Trump aid cuts deal a blow to HIV prevention in Africa
Trump's aid cuts impact HIV prevention in Africa, leaving vulnerable groups at riskTrump says U.S. pays too much in foreign aid, wants others to help shoulder burdenPEPFAR provision of preventative drugs now limited to mother-to-child transmissionAfrican governments struggle to fund HIV preventi...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
COLUMN-UK growth drive could require reshaping the Treasury: Peacock
By Mike PeacockLONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - UK finance minister Rachel Reeves insists higher economic growth is her top priority, but the government's current plan to address the country's chronically low investment is unlikely to be ambitious enough. What may be needed is a structural rethin...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news - June 20
June 20 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.- U.S. President Donald Trump gave TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, more time till September 17 to find a buyer for the app t...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
China, EU discussed trade remedies, better ties, Chinese commerce ministry say
BEIJING, June 20 (Reuters) - China's and the European Union's trade chiefs had in-depth talks on trade remedy cases such as for electric vehicles, export control and market access, a statement from the Chinese commerce ministry said on Friday. China and the EU also agreed to promote the heal...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
REFILE-Australia social media teen ban software trial organisers say the tech works
Australia plans to block under-16s from social media in DecemberTrial finds 'no significant tech barriers' to banTrial organisers say age identification software effectiveBy Byron Kaye SYDNEY, June 20 (Reuters) - Some age-checking applications collect too much data and no product works 10...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
Strathcona supports MEG's strategic alternative process after rejected C$6 billion bid
June 20 (Reuters) - Canadian oil and gas producer Strathcona SCR.TO said on Friday it supports MEG Energy's MEG.TO decision to initiate a strategic alternatives process and explore potential deals after MEG urged shareholders to reject Strathcona's C$6 billion ($4.38 billion) hostile takeove...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
Softbank's Son pitches $1 trillion US AI hub to TSMC and Trump team, Bloomberg News reports
June 20 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T founder Masayoshi Son is seeking to team up with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co 2330.TW to build a trillion-dollar industrial complex in Arizona to build robots and artificial intelligence, Bloomberg News reported on Friday citing people familiar...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
EU to lift EIB lending limit to 100 billion euros in defence push, sources say
Funding limit of EU's lending arm boosted by over 10 billion euros -sources3.5 billion euros to be spent of defence and security -sourcesIncrease in spending comes days ahead of key NATO meetingBy Marc Jones and Jan Strupczewski LONDON/BRUSSELS, June 20 (Reuters) - EU governments have agreed ...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
Russia says any use of tactical nuclear weapons by US in Iran would be catastrophic, TASS reports
MOSCOW, June 20 (Reuters) - Potential use of tactical nuclear weapons by the United States in Iran would be a catastrophic development, Russian state news agency TASS quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Friday.Peskov was commenting on what he called speculative media reports about t...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
EIB to allot 70 bln euros for tech sector in 2025-2027-officials
BRUSSELS, June 20 (Reuters) - The European Investment Bank is likely to announce on Friday plans to pump 70 billion euros into the development of European technology firms over the next three years, EU officials said.The programme, called Tech EU, is meant to help Europe compete with China and the U...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
US court lets Trump keep control of California National Guard for now
Appeals court extends pause on ruling against TrumpCourt says Trump likely acted within authorityNewsom can challenge National Guard use under other lawsBy Dietrich Knauth and Tom Hals WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court let Donald Trump retain control on Thursday of California&#...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
Strathcona Responds To Meg Directors' Circular, Supports Meg Strategic Alternatives Process
June 20 (Reuters) - Strathcona Resources Ltd SCR.TO:STRATHCONA RESPONDS TO MEG DIRECTORS' CIRCULAR, SUPPORTS MEG STRATEGIC ALTERNATIVES PROCESSSTRATHCONA RESOURCES LTD: WELCOMES MEG BOARD'S EFFORTS TO MARKET-TEST OFFER AGAINST OTHER ACQUISITION PROPOSALSSTRATHCONA RESOURCES LTD - REMAINS REA...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
Soccer-Botafogo shock PSG 1-0 at Club World Cup
By Rory CarrollLOS ANGELES, June 19 (Reuters) - Brazil's Botafogo withstood waves of attacks from Paris St Germain to stun the European champions 1-0 on Thursday and throw Group B at the Club World Cup wide open.PSG dominated possession at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena but Botafogo's resolute de...Reuters
Fri, Jun 20
