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COVID-hit Chinese factories eye gradual recovery after Lunar New Year break
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Indonesia says BASF, Eramet near $2.6 billion deal to process nickel for EV batteries
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Australian state says coal miners must keep up to 10% for local needs
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Thai Lunar New Year spending seen at 3-yr high as tourism rebounds – survey
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Explainer-A looming U.S. debt ceiling fight is starting to worry investors
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Marketmind: Turbulence
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Chinese brokerages rush to raise billions in regulatory squeeze as Western competition looms
By Samuel Shen and Georgina Lee SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese brokerages are in a race to raise billions of…