BEIJING — Global stock and oil prices tumbled Tuesday as concern about the impact of a Chinese disease outbreak increased and a rating agency cut Hong Kong’s credit rating for official borrowing due to political tension. Japan’s central bank left its key …
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The Bank of Japan took a brighter view of the economy and left its main policy settings unchanged Tuesday, offering a further indication that it is
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… * Gold consumption down 12.9% y/y at 1,002.78 T in 2019 – assoc. * Sales of jewellery, gold bar and coins fall sharply. * Gold production down 5.2% at 380.23 T as resources deplete (Adds detail, background). By Tom Daly. BEIJING, Jan 21 (Reuters) …
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You don’t need a study to prove that ice cream is enticing – the jingle of an ice cream truck alone can make one salivate. But did you know that it is downright biologically addictive? One study found that found that the brain was left yearning for more while …
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LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) – Sergio Ermotti is suffering from either an excess of realism, or a lack of ambition. The UBS chief executive issued relatively vague returns targets for the $46 billion Swiss lender. Unless the bank’s planned expansion in …
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