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(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Russia delivered its second 100 basis-point hike in interest rates this year and said monetary tightening may not be over yet as inflation shows little sign of slowing. The central bank’s latest move raises its key rate to 8.

(Bloomberg) -- Thailand’s Ministry of Finance is considering imposing a tax on stock trading to boost government revenue after the novel coronavirus pandemic and economic slowdown slashed its receipts. The levy may be 0.

(Bloomberg) -- Officials from across the euro area called for vigilance on inflation Friday after the European Central Bank’s updated forecasts showed price pressure close to the institution’s target in the coming years.

(Bloomberg) -- Austria will enforce stricter entry criteria starting next week to limit the spread of the omicron variant, including a negative Covid-19 test for anyone who hasn’t gotten a booster shot.

(Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks looked set to dip early Friday following a technology-led decline in U.S. shares as tightening monetary policy to fight inflation buffets investor sentiment. Equity futures pointed lower for Japan and were little changed for Australia and Hong Kong.

(Bloomberg) -- Chilean assets are in store for a volatile week in the aftermath of presidential elections that will determine if the country sticks with its free-market economy or takes a turn to the left with more regulation and social spending.

(Bloomberg) -- TotalEnergies SE, Petronas and Qatar Petroleum will join Brazil’s state-controlled oil giant at the key Sepia field, marking the latest expansion in Latin America’s largest crude producer.  The consortium won the rights to help expand Sepia by offering 37.

(Bloomberg) -- For decades, Chileans watched from afar as their South American neighbors grappled with galloping inflation, financial crashes and extreme political swings, destabilizing forces that compelled the wealthy to send hundreds of billions of dollars to havens in Switzerland, the Cayman Isl

(Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks are set for a mixed start Wednesday after the latest inflation data added to the case for tighter Federal Reserve policy, weighing on U.S. shares. The dollar rose with Treasury yields. Futures for Japan and Australia fell while Hong Kong’s were little changed.

(Bloomberg) -- Taiwan could be moving a step closer to its first interest rate hike in more than a decade on the back of strong economic growth, rising inflation and housing prices, and a successful effort to keep Covid-19 at bay.