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Bitcoin in Iran Limbo as ‘Old Economy’ Assets Steal Limelight
Bitcoin has spent most of this year trapped between $60,000 and $75,000, repeatedly teasing a breakout but never quite delivering one.
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Singapore Home Sales Drop; Developer Shares Fall on War Fears
Singapore home sales fell in February as the Lunar New Year holiday kept buyers and developers on the sidelines during one of the property market’s traditionally quieter months.
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Nigeria Seeks to Unlock Liquidity From Tightly Held Stocks
Nigerian regulators are reviewing free-float requirements for listed companies to boost liquidity, deepen the equity market and attract investors.
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New Zealand CPI Expected to Breach Target, Rate-Hike Bets Rise
New Zealand inflation is likely to breach the top of the Reserve Bank’s 1-3% target band for much of the year as the Iran war drives up fuel costs, three of the four major local lenders say, prompting traders to bring forward bets on interest-rate increases.
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Philippine Central Bank Steps in as Peso Nears Key Level of 60
The Philippine peso weakened toward the key psychological level of 60 pesos per dollar, prompting the central bank to intervene to support the currency.
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China Taps Fertilizer Reserves as War Disrupts Global Supplies
China has decided to release commercial fertilizer stockpiles for the spring planting season early this year, as war in the Middle East disrupts global trade flows and pushes up prices of key crop nutrients.
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What Iranians are being told about the war
Iranian state media's coverage of the war includes inflations of enemy casualties and digital manipulation intended to glorify Iran.
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Leveraged Bets on SK Hynix, Samsung Seen Shaking Korea’s Market
The risks of South Korean stock market’s reliance on two chip heavyweights have long been flagged, but few took them seriously until the nearly $4 trillion market was rocked by volatility after the Iran war.
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Soybeans Slump More Than 2% on Potential US-China Talks Delay
Chicago soybean futures slumped more than 2% on Monday — dropping below $12 a bushel — in the face of a potential delay of US trade talks with China, the world’s top buyer of the oilseed.
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Businessman Kevin O'Leary wears card featuring Jordan, Kobe, LeBron at Oscars
The card features game-used NBA logo patches worn by Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant.
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What Iranians are being told about the war
Iranian state media's coverage of the war includes inflations of enemy casualties and digital manipulation intended to glorify Iran.
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China Open to Buying More US Agricultural Goods, Reuters Says
Chinese negotiators showed an openness to making additional purchases of US agricultural products — including poultry, beef and non-soybean row crops — during the first day of bilateral trade talks in Paris, Reuters reported.