BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry in Hong Kong urged the British government to stop its “so-called half-yearly report on Hong Kong”, state media reported on Friday. A spokesperson at the ministry branch said Britain’s report “grossly interfered with Hong Kong affairs and China’s internal affairs, and seriously trampled on international law”. Britain criticised what …
By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider (Reuters) -Federal Reserve policymakers on Thursday expressed relief that inflation continued easing in December, paving the way for a possible step down to a quarter point interest rate increase when the U.S. central bank meets in just under three weeks. U.S. consumer prices fell in December in the first …
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By Yuka Obayashi and Miho Uranaka TOKYO (Reuters) -Inpex Corp, Japan’s biggest oil and natural gas explorer, aims to accelerate its expansion of production and sales of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on the premise that LNG market will remain tight in the mid-term, its CEO said on Thursday. “Global LNG market is expected to remain …
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By David Shepardson and Rajesh Kumar Singh WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) -A computer outage that grounded flights nationally on Wednesday and disrupted more than 11,000 flights was caused by a procedural error related to a data file, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday as U.S. airline operations returned to normal. The FAA said its preliminary analysis …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said its preliminary analysis of a computer system outage on Wednesday that led to a 90-minute nationwide ground stop and disrupted more than 11,000 flights was prompted by a procedural failure. “The agency determined that a data file was damaged by personnel who failed to follow procedures. …
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(This Jan. 11 story has been refiled to fix typo in analyst’s organisation name in paragraph four) By Ashitha Shivaprasad (Reuters) – Gold prices scaled an eight-month peak on Wednesday, underpinned by a subdued dollar, although they traded in a tight range as traders positioned themselves for inflation data that could influence the U.S. Federal …
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By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) – Hong Kong investment firm Oasis Capital Management has filed a legal claim in New York against Chinese property developer Kaisa Group Holdings to recoup $102.3 million in missed payment and interest from four bonds, a U.S. court filing shows. The documents were lodged on Thursday and showed Oasis was …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said the Bank of Japan was conducting an appropriate review of its monetary policy stance, but should keep policy accommodative because the country faces low inflationary pressures. Georgieva told reporters that an adjustment to the central bank’s debt yield curve control regime was not …
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By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) – Nominations for this year’s BRIT Awards are out and it is Harry Styles and Wet Leg leading the way with four nods each. Announced via an online stream on Thursday, global pop star Styles and rock duo Wet Leg are both up for the coveted album of the year …
By Hernan Nessi and Jorge Otaola BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentina’s annual inflation hit its highest rate in more than 30 years last month as prices almost doubled versus a year ago, official data released on Thursday showed, further eroding consumers’ dwindling purchasing power. In December, consumer prices jumped 5.1% month-on-month, according to national statistics agency …
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