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By Rajendra Jadhav and Brijesh Patel (Reuters) -Physical gold demand in India improved slightly this week as a price pullback lifted buying interest among consumers, while activity in other top Asian hubs remained lacklustre. Gold prices in India closed at 99,838 rupees ($1,139.61) per 10 grams on Thursday after hitting a record high of 102,250 …

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By Li Gu and Vidya Ranganathan SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Bond traders in China are facing their toughest conditions in at least a decade, as low interest rates and meagre price swings push fund managers to chase yield in alternative debt markets. A languid economy and no changes in monetary policy have ground China’s multi-year debt market …

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By Rahul Trivedi BENGALURU (Reuters) -Thailand’s economic growth likely slowed in the second quarter as weak household consumption offset gains from strong exports, according to a Reuters poll of economists. Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy was estimated to have expanded 2.5% year-on-year in the April-June quarter, the August 12-15 survey of 21 economists showed. Estimates ranged …

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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s core inflation rate in July likely slowed from the previous month but remained above the Bank of Japan’s 2% target, a Reuters poll showed, adding to pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates. The BOJ is weighing whether to continue raising borrowing costs to combat inflation, or hold back to …

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BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s fossil-fuelled power generation, mostly from coal, rose in July to the highest level since August 2024, official data showed on Friday, as record-breaking heat pushed power demand to record highs across large swathes of China. Fossil-fuelled power generation, known in China as thermal power and generated mostly by coal with a small …

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BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s coal output in July fell to the lowest level since April 2024, data from the statistics bureau showed on Friday, the first year-on-year decline of 2025 in a sign that China’s coal output could be easing in response to oversupply. China produced 380.99 million metric tons of coal in July, down 3.8% …

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BEIJING (Reuters) -Property investment in China declined 12.0% in the first seven months of the year from the same period last year, after dropping 11.2% in the first half, official data showed on Friday. Property sales by floor area fell 4.0% year-on-year, compared with a 3.5% drop in the first six months of the year. …

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