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Global jobs growth will ‘deteriorate significantly’ this quarter – ILO
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Global employment growth will “deteriorate significantly” this quarter, hit by the economic turmoil caused…
Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eases to 66% in October
(Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s key inflation rate eased to 66% in October after hitting 69.8% in September, the crisis-struck country’s statistics…
Hong Kong economy shrinks 4.5% yr/yr in Q3, outlook remains weak
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s economy shrank faster in the third quarter, contracting 4.5% from the same period a…
Europe-listed Brazil stocks, Petrobras slip after Lula election win
LONDON (Reuters) – German-listed shares in Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras slipped more than 7% in early European trade after…
Swiss National Bank loses nearly $143 billion in first nine months
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -The Swiss National Bank lost 142.2 billion Swiss francs ($142.60 billion) in the first nine…
Audi supports one-off staff payments over permanent wage hikes
BERLIN (Reuters) – German carmaker Audi is in favour of offering employees one-off tax-free payments instead of permanent wage increases,…
Apple workers in Australia gear up for more strike action
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Hundreds of Apple workers in Australia are set to strike again after almost two-thirds…
Grain market braces for price flurry as Black Sea corridor in doubt
By Gus Trompiz PARIS (Reuters) -Wheat futures are expected to leap on Monday as Russia’s withdrawal from a Black Sea…
Nigeria’s Buhari backs central bank on new banknotes
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said he backed the central bank’s decision to try to mop…