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Hello! Here's what you need to know on Friday.1. US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recused himself from future investigations into US President Donald Trump's campaign. It comes amid a firestorm...
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Hello! Here's what you need to know on Monday.1. US President Donald Trump has asked Congress to investigate former President Barack Obama. Trump has called for a congressional investigation after...
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North Korea just tested 4 more ballistic missiles — and 3 landed in Japanese...
North Korea fired four ballistic missiles Monday morning, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, with three landing in waters that form part of Japan's exclusive economic zone.The Associated Press...
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Koalas have started doing something experts didn't expect, and it looks like...
Climate change may be behind a significant change in behaviour in koalas.The marsupials, known for getting their moisture needs mostly from gum leaves, have been spotted increasingly drinking open...
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Hello! Here's what you need to know on Tuesday.1. US President Donald Trump has signed a revised travel ban. It excludes Iraq and people with current visas — and it takes effect March 16.2. UK Prime...
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China's FX reserves grow for the first time since June
Chinese FX reserves did something that hasn’t been seen in eight months in February.They increased.According to the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), reserves lifted by $6.92 billion to $3.005 trillion...
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A British backpacker has been rescued after being held captive by an...
A British backpacker has been rescued by police after being held captive by an Australian man in Queensland for several months.The 22-year-old female was allegedly held against her will between January...
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NOMURA: Europe is looking better, but that won't be enough for the ECB to...
The global economy is looking better than it has for several years right now, and Europe is no exception.Indicators on economic growth and inflation are starting to push higher, indicating that the...
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This indicator on the health of the global economy is growing at the fastest...
If there’s a concern about the rally in global stocks, commodities and other riskier assets since the election of Donald Trump as US president, it’s been that it hasn’t been backed by hard economic...
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China just posted a shock trade deficit as Lunar New Year distortions wreak...
China’s February trade report has stunned financial markets.Imports surged while export growth slowed, leading to a shock trade deficit being recorded.According to China’s General Administration of...
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Hello! Here's what you need to know on Wednesday.1. The White House denies speculation that President Donald Trump met with a Russian billionaire during last year's campaign. Oligarch Dmitry...
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Researchers filmed rare beaked whales underwater for the first time ever —...
Researchers have for the first time filmed rare True’s beaked whales underwater.The deep-diving mammal is so rarely seen that researchers devoting their life to study whales have never seen a True’s...
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Foreigners piled into Asian emerging markets again in February, but...
Foreign investors continued to scoop up emerging market bonds and stocks in Asia last month, no doubt encouraged by modest US dollar weakness on the back of declining US treasury yield.According to...
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US crude futures posted the largest decline in over a year, and that's...
It’s not been a good session for crude oil prices, and that’s putting it mildly.They’ve copped a shellacking, undermined by the combination of another enormous inventory build in the US, renewed US...
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ANZ joins the growing ranks who think the Fed will hike rates 3 times this year
In the wake of the stellar ADP National Employment report released in the US on Wednesday, a rate hike from the US Federal Reserve is now seen as a certainty.It’s a lock, baked in the cake, say...
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CHART: This week marks the 8-year anniversary for the bull market in US stocks
Monday, March 6 was a historic day of sorts. At least for those in financial markets.It was the day that the current bull market in US stocks began, born out of the depths of despair of the global...
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Hello! Here's what you need to know on Thursday.1. The UK has increased growth forecasts from 1.4% to 2% in 2017 in its Spring Budget. The figures reflect unexpected resilience from British economy...
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Elon Musk just promised to solve Australia's blackout problem in 100 days —...
Tesla reckons its batteries could resolve Australia’s blackouts.The company’s energy products vice-president Lyndon Rive said earlier that a roll-out of up to 300 megawatts of grid-scale battery...
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Hello! Here's what you need to know on Monday.1. The Brexit Bill could pass its final stages on Monday if the House of Lords accepts the decisions made by MPs when they vote on it earlier in the day....
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Science says surfers are good for economic growth
Those nomadic surfers looking for the next big surf break can also be leading indicators of economic growth as well as lifestyle icons.The discovery of high-quality surf breaks by the surfing community...
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