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Pedestrians walk past the Central Bank headquarters in Moscow, Russia, August 15, 2023. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsThis content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in UkraineMOSCOW, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Russia's depleted labour force is causing acute labour shortages and threatening economic growth, Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said on Thursday, as Moscow pumps fiscal and physical resources into the military.Russia's military production focus as it prosecutes what it calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine is pulling funds away from...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference, in Tel Aviv, Israel October 12, 2023. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsTEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The United States said on Thursday that Iran would not gain access any time soon to $6 billion in Iranian funds parked in a Qatar bank last month as part of a prisoner exchange and that Washington retained the right to completely freeze the account.The question of Iranian access to the funds has been in the spotlight since Iran-backed Palestinian...

A man is reflected on an electric monitor displaying a stock quotation board outside a bank in Tokyo, Japan, June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 3 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist.Yet another surge in the dollar and U.S. bond yields on Monday suggests the momentum in these assets - which set the tone for markets around the world - is not about to slow down just because the final quarter of the year is underway.If...