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BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese rare earths magnet producer JL MAG Rare-Earth said on Wednesday it had obtained export licences for rare earths products including magnets, motor rotors and components to regions including the U.S., Europe and Southeast Asia. The company applied for licences after China added several rare earths minerals and associated magnets to an export …

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By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan will forego another interest rate hike this year due to uncertainty over U.S. tariff policy, according to a slight majority of economists in a Reuters poll who expect the next 25-basis-point increase in early 2026.   Japan’s central bank will slow the pace of tapering its government …

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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Approved investments in Malaysia rose by 3.7% in the first quarter from a year earlier to 89.8 billion ringgit ($21.2 billion), the Malaysian Investment Development Authority said on Wednesday.  Foreign investments were 60.4 billion ringgit, or two-thirds of the total, and domestic investments accounted for 29.4 billion ringgit, the authority said in …

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HANOI (Reuters) -U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm <QCOM.O> has launched an artificial intelligence research and development centre in Vietnam, the company said on Tuesday. Its researchers will focus on advancing generative and agentic AI solutions across smartphones, personal computers, XR (extended reality), automotive and IoT applications, it said in a statement. Qualcomm said the move is aligned …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Maruti Suzuki has cut near-term production targets for its maiden electric vehicle e-Vitara by two-thirds because of rare earths shortages, a document showed, in the latest sign of disruption to the auto industry from China’s export curbs.  India’s top carmaker, which said on Monday it had not seen any impact yet from …

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By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan is expected to keep interest rates steady next week and consider slowing reductions in its bond purchases from next fiscal year, a move that would signal its preference to move cautiously in normalising still-easy monetary policy. But BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda may deliver a less dovish …

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