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Dollar gains broadly as upbeat U.S. data muddles Fed rate hike views

By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar gained against the yen, the euro and the pound on Monday after data showed that U.S. services industry activity unexpectedly picked up in November, prompting speculation the Federal Reserve may lift interest rates more than recently projected. The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said its non-manufacturing …

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ADNOC, Petronas sign Abu Dhabi unconventional oil resources deal

CAIRO (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) on Monday signed a deal awarding the first concession in the Middle East for unconventional oil resources. The six-year agreement is the first investment by a Malaysian company in an Abu Dhabi concession, United Arab Emirates state news agency WAM …

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Apple explores moving some iPad production to India – CNBC

(Reuters) – India is exploring options to bring some of Apple Inc’s iPad production to the country from China, CNBC reported on Monday, citing two sources close to the Indian government. Apple is holding ongoing discussions with officials, according to the report. The iPhone maker did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. …

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FX swap debt a $80 trillion ‘blind spot’ global regulator says

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Pension funds and other ‘non-bank’ financial firms have more than $80 trillion of hidden, off-balance sheet dollar debt in FX swaps, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said. The BIS, dubbed the central bank to the world’s central banks, also said in its latest quarterly report that 2022’s market …

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China’s CMOC threatens legal action over Congo cobalt mine export block

By Sonia Rolley and Helen Reid JOHANNESBURG(Reuters) – China’s CMOC Group could take legal action against Congo’s state mining company Gecamines, a spokesman for the Chinese mining firm said, after having exports blocked from Tenke Fungurume, the world’s second-biggest cobalt mine, for a fifth month. Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM) suspended copper and cobalt exports in …

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Foxconn sees COVID-hit China plant back at full output in late Dec-early Jan -source

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Apple supplier Foxconn expects its COVID-hit Zhengzhou plant in China to resume full production around late December to early January, a Foxconn source said on Monday, after worker unrest last month disrupted the world’s biggest iPhone factory. The world’s largest contract electronics maker later on Monday said revenue in November …

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Investors bet China’s rally on easing COVID curbs will be furious but fleeting

By Jason Xue and Summer Zhen SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Investors piling into China’s tourism, catering and beverage stocks as Beijing eases strict COVID-19 curbs are also keeping an eye on the exits, factoring in risks of a surge in infections early next year that could hit consumption and production. Many investors say that stocks …

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