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UK house prices end 2022 on a weaker note after pandemic boom
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Japan’s biggest banks to raise housing loan rates after BOJ’s policy tweak
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s three biggest banks said on Friday they would raise interest rates for housing loans for next…
Russian services activity shrinks for third month running in Dec -PMI
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China drafts rules for trust firms to curb shadow banking
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s banking and insurance regulator issued draft rules on Friday to step up oversight of the $3 trillion…
Factbox-Turkey’s raft of pre-election spending to swell budget
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South Korea to raise electricity prices for Q1 2023 by nearly 10%
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea will raise electricity prices for the first quarter of 2023 by 13.1 won per kilowatt-hour, a…
China’s factory activity likely cooled in Dec on COVID surge: Reuters Poll
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Congressional report: U.S. FDA broke own protocols in approving Biogen Alzheimer’s drug
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China central bank makes biggest weekly short-term cash injection since 2019
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