Pound hits over 6-week high on weak dollar, supported by jobs data
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TAIPEI The European Union is seeking to encourage greater investment from Taiwan especially its semiconductor firms, the bloc's top diplomat in Taipei said on Tuesday, amid a global chip shortage that has impacted auto makers like Volkswagen.
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* Graphic: Trade-weighted sterling since Brexit vote http://tmsnrt.rs/2hwV9Hv
* Ministry sees April orders rising between 29.8% and 33.7% y/y
The Indonesian rupiah held firm on Tuesday after the central bank kept interest rates at a record low, as widely expected, resisting any further easing to foster currency stability. The rupiah strengthened 0.4% to 14,485 per dollar after Bank Indonesia's (BI) decision to
Russia's rouble was supported by stronger oil prices on Tuesday, but gains were limited as tensions with Ukraine ramped up, while emerging market stocks rose on improving sentiment over a global economic recovery.
Global shares edged further back from record highs on Tuesday as lofty sovereign bond yields and rising global COVID-19 cases had investors questioning high equity valuations.
India does not see any logic in the United States putting it on a monitoring list of currency manipulators, a trade ministry official said on Tuesday.
The dollar dropped to its lowest in nearly seven weeks during the Asian session, while the euro rallied, as investors grew more optimistic about the pace of vaccine rollout in Europe and U.S. Treasury yields remained below their March spikes.
* But trims 2021 domestic GDP forecast to 4.1%-5.1% from 4.3%-5.3%
* FTSE 100 down 0.2%, FTSE 250 off 0.02% (Adds comment, details; updates prices)
* Vacancies up in March as companies prepared to reopen (Adds details, comments)
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