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(Corrects throughout to read Dec imports fell, not rose)SEOUL, Jan 1 (Reuters) - South Korea's crude oil imports fell 3.0 percent in December from a year earlier to 96.8 million barrels, preliminary data from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy showed on Monday.Final data will be released later this month by state-run Korea National Oil Corp (KNOC).Details of preliminary imports and previou...Read More
The State Department said it is following the demonstrators, who are protesting in several Iranian cities against deficient economic conditi...Read full newsRead More
* Dec exports up 8.9 pct y/y, imports up 13.0 pct y/y* Exports rise 15.8 percent for full year* 2017 exports best since 1956 by value - trade ministry* Sales of memory chips, petrochemical goods post double-digit growth in Dec* Growth seen slowing in 2018 By Cynthia KimSEOUL, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Soaring global demand for memory chips and petrochemicals helped South Korea's exports surge 8.9 percent...Read More
Even before this month's cold snap swept through Midwest and Northeast states, the Department of Energy projected that heating costs were going to track upward this winter.Read full newsRead More
China Bitcoin Mining Sees Coal Energy Use SoarRead full newsRead More
As the shale drillers moved on to richer fields, the South Texas landscape became pockmarked with abandoned structures.Read full newsRead More
The President has made clear that the United States expects Pakistan to take decisive action against terrorists and militants on its soil, and that Pakistan's actions will ultimately determine the trajectory of our relationship.Read full newsRead More
Jan 1 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.The Times- Peer-to-peer lender Funding Circle is poised to hire advisers to prepare for over a 1 billion pound ($1.35 billion) float next year. - Directors of the Palmer & Harvey (P&H) altered the terms of an interest-...Read More
Jan 1 (Reuters) - For other diaries, please see:Top Economic Events Polling Unit Diary Today in Washington Political and General News DATECOUNTRY AUCTION DETAILS4-JanSpain Bond auction5-JanJapan 3-month discount bill auction8-JanFranceAuction of BTF Treasury notes8-JanNetherlands DTC auction9-JanUnited States Sale of 3-year notes9-JanUnited KingdomAuction of 1 1/4 % Treasury Gilt 20279-JanNetherl...Read More
Jan 1 (Reuters) -For other diaries, please see:U.S. Federal Reserve Polling Unit Diary Today in Washington Political and General News -----------------------------------------------------------This Diary is fileddaily.----------------------------------------------------------- MONDAY, JANUARY 1RICHMOND, Virginia. - Thomas Barkin begins his tenure as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmon...Read More
The Ripple surge continued overnight, with the cryptocurrency exploding even higher, rising as high as $2.80, a $110 billion market cap and just over half that of Bitcoin's $212 billion, before easing slightly to $2.42 as of this moment.Read full newsRead More
Credit: (C) John Hilliard Tsukiji Fish Market's first auction of 2016 made headlines when a 440lb (200kg) endangered bluefin tuna sold for 14...Read full newsRead More
State Dept. spox on current Iran protests:Read full newsRead More
Bitcoin investors are claiming Australia's banks are freezing their accounts and transfers to cryptocurrency exchanges...Read full newsRead More
By Maki ShirakiNAGOYA, Japan, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd is on track to deliver its repeatedly delayed commercial jet by mid-2020, the head of its aircraft unit said, despite a risk of an order cancellation.The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) aircraft has been delayed five times from an original delivery target of 2013, leading to spiralling costs. News this month tha...Read More
By Maki ShirakiNAGOYA, Japan, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd is on track to deliver its repeatedly delayed commercial jet by mid-2020, the head of its aircraft unit said, despite a risk of an order cancellation.The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) aircraft has been delayed five times from an original delivery target of 2013, leading to spiralling costs. News this month that...Read More
Dec 31 - Below is a table of the latest Lebanese economic statistics. Figures are provided by the central bank, finance ministry and ratings agencies. Newly updated information denoted by (*). -----------------------LEBANESE POUND---------------------- EXCHANGE RATE BETWEEN BANKS : 1,507.5 pounds to the dollar -----------------------KEY INTEREST RATES------------------ *T-bill rates(Dec 21 issue)...Read More
(Corrects first paragraph to show yields rose not fell)Cairo, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Average yields on Egypt's three- and nine-month treasury bills rose at an auction on Sunday, central bank data showed.Yields on the 91-day bills rose to 19.223 percent from 18.770 at the last sale a week earlier, while yields on the 266-day bills also rose to 18.754 percent from 18.097 percent. (Reporting by Nadine A...Read More