Indonesia hikes palm oil export levy to maximum $375 per tonne

Indonesia has significantly raised its maximum palm oil export levy, a new government regulation showed on Friday, part of efforts to control domestic cooking oil prices after previous measures failed to tackle the problem.

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18-03-2022

A rush of Brazilian sugar cargoes unusually heads to Russia -data

NEW YORK (Reuters) -At least five vessels are headed toward Russia with nearly 200,000 tonnes of Brazilian raw sugar sold by European traders, according to shipping data seen by Reuters, about double the country's normal annual imports of the sweetener.

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17-03-2022

BOJ to maintain huge stimulus as Ukraine crisis adds to economic woes

The Bank of Japan is set to maintain its massive stimulus on Friday and focus on risks to a fragile economic recovery from the Ukraine crisis, reinforcing expectations it will remain an outlier amid a global shift towards tighter monetary policy.

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17-03-2022

Private equity firm Sycamore weighs bid for fashion chain Ted Baker - Sky News

U.S. private equity firm Sycamore Partners is weighing a takeover bid for the British fashion retailer Ted Baker, Sky News reported on Thursday.

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17-03-2022

Russian TV channel to seek Google fines abroad after U.S. giant loses appeal

The television channel of a sanctioned Russian businessman on Thursday said Alphabet Inc's Google had lost a court appeal against a 2021 ruling that the company pay a compounding fine for blocking access to the channel's YouTube account.

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17-03-2022

Investors rein in rate hike bets after BoE softens message

LONDON (Reuters) -Investors scaled back their expectations for future Bank of England interest rate rises this year, sending British bond prices sharply higher, after the BoE hiked again on Thursday but softened its language about further tightening.

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17-03-2022

European shares higher after Fed hike, eyes on Ukraine peace talks

(Reuters) -European stocks gained in choppy trading on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve's widely anticipated U.S. interest rate hike, as investors eyed Russia-Ukraine peace talks.

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17-03-2022

Vessels head toward Russia with big sugar cargoes as store shelves empty

NEW YORK (Reuters) -At least five vessels are headed toward Russia with nearly 200,000 tonnes of Brazilian raw sugar sold by European traders, according to shipping data seen by Reuters, about double the country's normal annual imports of the sweetener.

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17-03-2022

Demand for sustainable funds wanes as Ukraine war puts focus on oil and gas

Demand for sustainable stock funds waned in February as Russia's invasion of Ukraine hit investor sentiment and higher gas prices and energy security fears bolstered the appeal of the traditional Oil & Gas sector.

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17-03-2022