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Gold Prices Mixed, Copper Sinks On Weak China GDP Target 0
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- March 6, 2023
Gold prices were mixed on Monday amid some uncertainty over U.S. monetary policy, while copper prices retreated sharply as major importer China set a weaker-than-expected GDP target for 2023, undermining expectations of a strong recovery in demand. Bullion prices were aided by a drop in the dollar last week, breaking a five-week losing spree as
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Oil Prices Dip, But Eye Positive Week On Chinese Demand Bets 0
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- March 3, 2023
Oil prices fell slightly on Friday as traders weighed the prospect of more economic headwinds from rising interest rates, although renewed optimism over a rebound in Chinese demand put prices on course for strong weekly gains. Crude markets logged wild swings in recent sessions amid a series of mixed cues. While better-than-expected Chinese business activity
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Asia FX Muted Amid Fed jitters, Chinese Yuan Outperforms For The Week 0
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- March 3, 2023
Most Asian currencies were muted on Friday amid growing concerns over the path of U.S. monetary policy, while the Chinese yuan was among the best performers this week on a string of strong economic readings. The yuan rose 0.1%, and was set to close the week nearly 0.8% higher. A private survey showed on Friday
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Merck KGaA Expects 2023 Profit to Slip As COVID Demand Wanes 0
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- March 2, 2023
Germany’s Merck KGaA on Thursday predicted 2023 earnings would slip due to a decline at its electronic chemicals unit and a drop in COVID-related demand for its lab supplies from drug and vaccine makers. For 2023 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), adjusted for one-offs, the company “assumes a moderate decline to an
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SpaceX Ready To Retry Launching NASA’s Next Space Station Crew 0
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- March 2, 2023
Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX was ready to try again at sending NASA’s next long-duration crew of the International Space Station to orbit on Thursday, about 72 hours after a first attempt was scrubbed due to a clogged filter in the launch system. Two NASA astronauts will be joined by a Russian cosmonaut and an
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Soils of War: The Toxic Legacy For Ukraine’s Breadbasket 0
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- March 1, 2023
When Ukraine recaptured Kherson in November, Andrii Povod returned to find his grain farm in ruins. Two tractors were missing, most of the wheat was gone and all 11 buildings used to store crops and machinery had been bombed and burned. The farm bears the scars of Russian shelling and unexploded ordnance riddles the fields
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