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Spanish workers at a logistics centre of giant online retailer Amazon in northern Spain are planning a three-day strike ahead of the Epiphany feast day on Jan. 6, when Spanish children receive holiday gifts, according to labour union LAB. Around 160 workers at the Trapagaran centre in the Basque country, on the border between France and Spain, plan to strike on Jan. 3, 4 and 5 to demand higher wages, said LAB union leader Gotzon Mardarats, who represents most of the workers.

fiscal deficit target of 5.9% of gross domestic product (GDP) in the financial year 2023-24, junior finance minister Bhagwat Karad said on Monday. India's fiscal deficit in the first seven months of the financial year ending on March 31, 2024 was Rs 8.04 lakh crore ($96.86 billion), or 45% of the estimate for the whole year, according to data released by the government last month. However, the government has collected only Rs 10,050 crore from selling stakes in government-run firms as of Dec.

JSW Group fell up to 4% in the early trade on Monday following allegations of rape against its Chairman Sajjan Jindal. JSW Holdings was the top loser in the pack and its stock price plunged nearly 4% to the day's low of Rs 4965.05 on the BSE. Meanwhile, JSW Steel, JSW Infrastructure and JSW Energy were down nearly 2%. On Sunday, Jindal denied these allegations and said that he would cooperate with the ongoing investigation. «Mr.

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) meets Tuesday amid much chatter that it is considering how and when to move away from negative interest rates. None of the analysts polled by Reuters expected a definitive move at this meeting, but policy makers might start laying the groundwork for an eventual shift. April was favoured by 17 of 28 economists as the kick-off for negative rates to be scrapped, making the BOJ one of the few central banks in the world actually tightening. «Since the last meeting in October, 10-year JGB yields have fallen and the yen has appreciated, giving the BOJ little incentive to revise policy at this stage,» said Barclays economist Christian Keller. «We think the BOJ will wait to confirm the result of the 'shunto' wage negotiations next spring, before moving in April.» Japan's Nikkei lost 1.2%, weighed in part by a firm yen.

Bank of Maharashtra, and Union Bank and UCO Bank. According to a report by Reuters citing the document, a parliamentary panel will hold discussions with the four government-owned banks early next year under banking laws which among other things govern mergers and acquisitions. The informal discussions will be held with representatives of UCO Bank and Union Bank of India on January 2, 2024, and between Bank of Maharashtra and Bank of India on January 6, 2024 in Mumbai and Goa.

₹5 lakh to the families of the deceased. The blast occurred at around 8:30 am at Solar Industries India factory in Nagpur, the police officer told news agency Reuters. The factory produces a range of products for defence sector like industrial and military explosives, as well as propellants and warheads.

Chile National Plebiscite 2023: In a democratic spirit and the celebration of civic engagement, Google has adorned its homepage with a vibrant and symbolic doodle to commemorate the Chile National Plebiscite 2023, on December 17, 2023. The doodle, a temporary alteration of the Google logo, serves as a visual tribute to the significance of the plebiscite in Chilean history and its impact on the country's democratic journey. The National Plebiscite in Chile holds immense historical importance, marking pivotal moments in the nation's path towards democracy.

Israel-Gaza war, Israeli military officials stated on Saturday that three Israeli hostages, mistakenly shot by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip, were killed despite waving a white flag and being shirtless, as reported by AP. It is to be further noted that this marks Israel's first acknowledgement of causing harm to hostages in its conflict with Hamas. Here are the top ten updates about the Israel-Gaza war: 1.

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(Reuters) — A British man accused of allegedly defrauding investors of nearly $100 million through a Ponzi-like scheme involving nonexistent luxury wines pleaded not guilty in a U.S. court on Saturday.

The head of the Bank of Canada is pushing back on expectations for interest rate cuts, despite calls from the market and central bank counterparts south of the border that tightening could reverse in the new year.

₹5,953 per bbl, having swung between ₹5,839 and ₹6,004 per bbl during the session, against a previous close of ₹6,017 per barrel. -Traders took note of comments from New York Federal Reserve Bank President John Williams about hopes for interest rate cuts in the coming year. "We aren't really talking about rate cuts right now," Williams said in an interview with CNBC.

Greta Thunberg said on Friday. Nearly 200 countries agreed at the summit to begin reducing global consumption of fossil fuel and adopt a raft of measures, including more clean energy production, to avert the worst effects of climate change.

As reported in Reuters, this development permits X to facilitate money transfer in the same way that other payments systems such as PayPal’s Venmo can.

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US Federal Reserve. Among other major currencies, the euro and pound rose on Friday as the central banks in Europe stuck to their hawkish paths. The US dollar index, which measures the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, eased by 0.02% to 101.94, not far from the four-month low of 101.76 it touched on Thursday.

A poll of economists by Reuters had forecast the number at $20.50 billion. India's merchandise trade deficit in November 2022 stood at $32 billion. India's exports declined by 2.8 per cent to $33.90 billion in November this year, as against 34.89 billion a year ago, government data showed. Imports slipped to $54.48 billion in November, as against $55.8 billion in November 2022. During the first eight months of this fiscal year that started April 1, exports fell 6.51 per cent to $278.8 billion as compared with year-earlier period. Imports during April to November dipped 8.67 per cent to $445.15 billion.

Also Read: PBOC's bold move: Injects $112 billion lifeline amid economic challenges The People's Bank of China (PBOC) said it was keeping the rate on 1.45 trillion yuan ($203.97 billion) worth of one-year medium-term lending facility (MLF) loans to some financial institutions unchanged at 2.50% from the previous operation. With 650 billion yuan worth of MLF loans set to expire this month, the operation resulted in a net 800 billion yuan fresh fund injection into the banking system in December, booking the biggest monthly increase on record, Reuters reported.

TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's core consumer inflation was expected to ease in November, slowing down to the level seen in mid-2022, partly as energy price gains weakened, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.

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