Marketmind: Central banks flying into storm clouds
A look at the day ahead in markets from Sujata Rao After a hectic period, traders (and reporters) will be looking forward to the long Easter weekend but they must…
A look at the day ahead in markets from Sujata Rao After a hectic period, traders (and reporters) will be looking forward to the long Easter weekend but they must…
By Kaori Kaneko and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO -Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Thursday urged the government to introduce jet fuel subsidies and launch a tourism campaign as part…
SHANGHAI/BEIJING – China’s central bank is set to step up monetary easing efforts, but a vast majority of market participants in a Reuters poll conducted on Thursday believe the central…
(Reuters) – The Chinese Communist Party’s anti-corruption watchdog was among the agencies involved in a recent inquiry into links between billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Group and state-owned Chinese companies, Bloomberg…
(Reuters) – Publicis, the world’s third-biggest advertising group, beat market expectations of organic growth in the first quarter but stuck to its full-year outlook on Thursday, hindered by economic uncertainties.…
By Josh Ye HONG KONG – Tencent Holdings Ltd said it will shut down a service that allowed Chinese gamers to access overseas platforms to play unapproved foreign games, in…
TOKYO – Japan has yet to emerge completely from deflation but is no longer suffering from a sustained period of price falls, Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe said…
By Asha Sistla (Reuters) – Gold traded flat on Thursday but prices were set for a second consecutive weekly gain as the Ukraine crisis and broadening inflationary pressures lifted the…
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Fla. -The euro’s share of world currency reserves has been depressed for years as negative euro zone interest rates and bond yields have spurred huge bond…
WALDORF, MD – The Prince Georges Police Department has announced the arrest of a man wanted for killing his girlfriend earlier this week. Homicide Unit detectives charged 50-year-old Marc Deangelo…
By Aradhana Aravindan and Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE – Singapore’s central bank tightened its monetary policy on Thursday, saying the widely forecast move will slow inflation momentum as the city state…
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – East Brunswick Police this week said multiple sightings of coyotes have been reported and want residents to know not to panic, but at the same time,…
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – Individuals who have allegedly operated a ‘theft ring’ in the Brick Township area have been charged after a police investigation into a string of purse thefts…
By Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA – Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund on Thursday signed two agreements to invest in toll roads on the islands of Sumatra and Java worth…
PATERSON, NJ – A fugitive roundup swept through Paterson and Passaic County this week, the New Jersey State Police said Wednesday. The New Jersey State Police Fugitive Unit coordinated a…
By Cynthia Kim and Joori Roh SEOUL – South Korea’s central bank raised its benchmark rate to the highest since August 2019 on Thursday in a surprise move as it…
From the desk of the Queens District Attorney, Melinda Katz NEW YORK, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that XiaoNing Zhang, 25, has been indicted by a…
SILVER SPRING, MD – The Montgomery County Police Department announced that two adult males are in custody following a homicide on Tuesday. Police said, at approximately 3:40 p.m., officers responded…
Philadelphia, PA – Philadelphia police are investigating an ATM robbery at the University City area University Mini Mart. “On Tuesday April 5th, 2022, at approximately 8:00pm, the victim, a 20-year-old…
EDGEWOOD, MD – Harford County detectives are investigating after a man was found shot to death in an apartment complex in Edgewood on Tuesday evening. At approximately 9:01 p.m., patrol…
TRENTON, NJ – Back in early March, he threatened to “shoot up the place” at the Bank of America on Hamilton Avenue in Trenton. Today, he was charged and arrested…
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, PA – Police are investigating a burglary that resulted in the theft of multiple firearms. “On March 30, 2022 at approximately 11:06 AM the Northern York County Regional…
From the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General Edison, N.J. – The Attorney General’s Office is conducting an investigation of an officer-involved shooting that occurred Tuesday in Edison, N.J. One…
ELIZABETH, NJ – Elizabeth Police Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves and Police Chief Giacomo Sacca have jointly announced with Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel that an Elizabeth man has…
Schenectady, NY – The Schenectady Police Department announces the arrest of Jaquan O. Morrison (23 years old) of the City of Schenectady regarding the fatal stabbing of Dwayne L. Harris…