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Stocks make little progress, dollar rises against yen after BoJ decision

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Risk of EU prices rising, growth slowing from Red Sea attacks -EU trade chief

Italy plans to sell up to 13% stake in Poste Italiane – ministry
Date: January 23, 2024
Italy plans to sell up to 13% stake in Poste Italiane – ministry By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) -Italy plans to sell a stake of up to 13% in postal service group Poste Italiane, its industry ministry told parliament on Tuesday. The stake sale is part of government plans to raise roughly 20 billion euros...

BOJ meeting gives yen a jolt, euro dips
Date: January 23, 2024
BOJ meeting gives yen a jolt, euro dips By Rae Wee and Alun John SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -The Japanese yen was volatile on Tuesday, first weakening after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) maintained its ultra-easy policy settings and then firming after markets picked up signals that an end to its negative interest rate policy was approaching....

Video-game market recovery to pick up steam in 2024 on strong console sales – report
Date: January 23, 2024
Video-game market recovery to pick up steam in 2024 on strong console sales – report (Reuters) – A recovery in the global video-game market is expected to pick up pace this year on the back of strong sales of Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony’s PlayStation 5 consoles, according to research firm NewZoo. The market is set...

Most euro zone banks face risk from climate complacency, ECB finds
Date: January 23, 2024
Most euro zone banks face risk from climate complacency, ECB finds FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Most big banks in Europe are failing to adjust their business to the looming decarbonisation of the bloc’s economy and thus face increased financial, reputational and legal risk, the European Central Bank (ECB) said on Tuesday. The ECB has been pushing...

Cryptoverse: Will bitcoin behave better on Wall Street?
Date: January 23, 2024
Cryptoverse: Will bitcoin behave better on Wall Street? By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Medha Singh (Reuters) – Bitcoin celebrated its 15th birthday this month by bursting onto Wall Street with an ebullient bang. Now the adolescent asset may have to grow up fast. Investors have embraced 11 U.S. exchange traded funds (ETFs), tracking bitcoin’s spot...

German president, businesses visit Vietnam eyeing investment
Date: January 23, 2024
German president, businesses visit Vietnam eyeing investment By Francesco Guarascio and Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) -A German business delegation, including top firms for tunnel machines, wind farms and industrial supplies, joined President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in a visit to Vietnam starting on Tuesday, as Berlin strives to reduce its reliance on China. German companies have invested...
