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Australian retail sales jump as rules ease

  Bloomberg Australian household spending recovered strongly, defying expectations that a renewed coronavirus outbreak would keep shoppers at home, as a shift to living with Covid prompted consumers to head out to shop. Retail sales jumped 1.8% in January to A$32.5 billion ($23.3 billion), compared with a forecast gain of just 0.3%, Australian Bureau of Statistics data showed. Sales across …

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Ukraine crisis: Futures waver, stocks lower as oil tops $110

  Bloomberg US futures fluctuated and stocks were lower as investors assessed the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on commodity supply and the global economy. Oil topped $110. Contracts on US gauges were little changed, after the S&P 500 swung between losses and gains. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was also lower, after briefly erasing declines. Ericsson led a …

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Bitcoin keeps pulling away from stocks roiled by Ukraine war

Bloomberg Cryptocurrencies continued to pull away from stocks as the intensifying war in Ukraine prompts investors to look for safe havens. Bitcoin advanced as much as 2% in early trading in Hong Kong before giving up some gains. It has jumped 17% over the past three days — a period during which President Vladimir Putin stepped up shelling of Ukrainian …

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