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MarketMind: Not if or when but how fast?
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Factbox-Four-day working week: some are seeing a win-win
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New Zealand hikes rates to over 14-yr highs, flags more to come; kiwi rallies
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Australia wage growth hits decade high, but misses forecasts
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian wages grew at the fastest annual pace in a decade last quarter but that…
Hong Kong GDP to grow 3.5%-5.5% in 2023 – financial sec
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Analysis-Indonesia’s renewed dalliance with global bond investors may be brief
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Sticky inflation to nudge Reserve Bank of India to hike rates once more – Reuters poll
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Japan’s modest business services price rise highlights dilemma for central bank
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Microsoft inks Nvidia game deal to assuage regulators over Activision merger
By Foo Yun Chee and Stephen Nellis BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Microsoft Corp has struck a 10-year deal to bring “Call of…