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Breakingviews: Adani re-ups India’s emerging market risk

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HONG KONG/MUMBAI, Jan 31 (Reuters Breakingviews) – India is making its way onto global investors’ maps. How the country’s financial authorities tackle the $65 billion selloff at Gautam Adani’s eponymous infrastructure empire following a short-selling attack may determine how soon the country establishes itself as a reliable investment destination. The World Bank expects India’s economy … Read more

Adani hits back at Hindenburg, says it made all disclosures

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Adani issues 413-page rebuttal to Hindenburg report US short-seller’s report sparked falls in Adani shares Adani says it complies with laws, necessary disclosures Adani CFO confident $2.5 bln share sale will succeed NEW DELHI, Jan 30 (Reuters) – India’s Adani Group issued a detailed response on Sunday to a Hindenburg Research report that sparked a … Read more

US home sales slump to 12-year low; glimmers of hope emerging

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Existing home sales drop 1.5% in December Sales fall 17.8% in 2022, sharpest annual decline since 2008 Median house price rises 2.3% from last year WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) – US existing home sales plunged to a 12-year low in December, but declining mortgage rates raised cautious optimism that the embattled housing market could be … Read more

Davos 2023: Cowed crypto crowd feels winter freeze at WEF

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DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 19 (Reuters) – In the snow and ice on the main drag in Davos, the impact of the crypto winter is plain for WEF attendees to see. Last May, the dressed-up shop fronts that line both sides of the Promenade street running through the Swiss ski resort were dominated by crypto firms, … Read more

Exclusive: Vietnam market risks missing 2025 deadline for upgrading to emerging status – sources

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Vietnam wants its stock market to obtain emerging economy status HCMC stock exchange is classified in top indexes as a frontier market Upgrade would trigger initial cash inflows of $5 billion Infighting may delay possible upgrade by one to five years HANOI, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Vietnam risks missing a self-established 2025 deadline to complete … Read more

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin is back with a bonk

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Jan 17 (Reuters) – Bitcoin is on the charge in 2023, dragging the crypto market off the floor and electrifying bonk, a new meme coin. The No.1 cryptocurrency has clocked a 26% gain in January, leaping 22% in the past week alone, breaking back above the $20,000 level and putting it on course for its … Read more

Shares rise, yen climbs as BOJ battles bond bears

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BOJ under intense pressure as it defends yield policy Yen hits 7-month high, yuan climbs as dollar eases More earnings ahead, many central bank speakers Britain’s FTSE flirts with record highs SYDNEY/LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Shares firmed on Monday as optimism over corporate earnings and China’s reopening offset concerns the Bank of Japan (BOJ) … Read more