Policy

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government is intensifying its search for a successor to central bank governor Haruhiko Kuroda, a choice that will affect how soon the Bank …

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank will focus on inflation rather than the Federal Reserve’s recent policy action when it meets on Feb. 16 to review key interest rates, …

Biden Admin Rethinks Signature Climate Policy After Major Blowback: REPORT John Hugh DeMastri on February 3, 2023 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is planning to scale back proposed …

Biden’s New Border Admission Policy Allows Haitian, Cuban Migrants To Receive Receive An Array Of Public Benefits Jennie Taer on January 31, 2023 The Biden administration’s new policy to permit …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday stressed the importance of maintaining ultra-loose monetary policy to support the economy and prod companies to raise wages. “Japan’s …

Biden Admin’s New Border Policy Using Parole ‘Loophole’ To Fastrack Migrants Into The US Jennie Taer on January 29, 2023 The Biden administration’s claims that new immigration programs are successfully …

‘We Are Appalled’: Congressional Dems Slam Biden Admin For Expanding Trump-Era Border Policy Jennie Taer on January 26, 2023 Several Democratic members of Congress criticized the Biden administration Thursday over …

TOKYO (Reuters) – The head of Suntory Holdings Ltd, Takeshi Niinami, said on Tuesday he expected the next governor of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to show a clear policy …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials raised “grave concerns” over Mexico’s agricultural biotechnology policies in meetings with their Mexican counterparts on Monday, the office of U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said. …

Red State School Reverses Transgender Policy, Requires Bathrooms To Be Used On Basis Of Biological Sex Reagan Reese on January 23, 2023 A Florida school board reversed its transgender policy, …

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday the central bank will continue its current “extremely accommodative” monetary policy to achieve its 2% inflation target …

HILLIARD CITY, OH – Parents at an Ohio School District are suing over the district’s new pronoun policy. “This is done, not only without parental consent and knowledge, but the …

TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan on Wednesday maintained ultra-low interest rates, including its 0.5% cap for the 10-year bond yield, defying market expectations it would phase out its …

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s decades of ultra-low interest rates may reach a turning point on Wednesday as the central bank debates the fate of its yield control …

(Reuters) – Meta Platforms’ oversight board on Tuesday overturned the company’s decision to remove two Instagram posts depicting transgender and non-binary people with bare chests, saying that Meta needed to …

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese 10-year government bond yields topped the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) policy ceiling for a third straight session on Tuesday amid swirling speculation that …

JENNY BETH MARTIN: Biden Has Mastered The Art Of Smoke And Mirrors — Just Look At His ‘New’ Border Policy Jenny Beth Martin on January 15, 2023 Revealed last week, …

‘Open Our Borders’: Biden Admin Expands Ways For Migrants To Shirk Trump-Era Border Policy Jennie Taer on January 12, 2023 The Biden administration’s new border policy makes it easier for …

Community Votes Out School Board Members For Backing Policy To Hide Kids’ Gender Transitions Reagan Reese on January 11, 2023 Residents of Paris, Maine, recalled two school board members on …

By Dave Sherwood and Anett Rios HAVANA (Reuters) – Cubans frantic to escape economic crisis at home weighed up options this week on how to move to the United States …

Republican AG Sues Biden Admin Over Policy That Loosened Restrictions On Illegal Immigrants Seeking Welfare Benefits Jennie Taer on January 6, 2023 Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing …

By Ritsuko Shimizu TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan’s decision to let long-term rates rise more has not sparked a boom in revenue from lending as the central bank …

By Lizbeth Diaz and Jose Torres TAPACHULA/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Thousands of migrants have flocked to government offices in southern Mexico seeking asylum since the United States said it would …

After Resisting Policy Change, Florida School District Now Bans Boys From Using Girls’ Bathrooms Reagan Reese on January 4, 2023 After refusing to change its transgender policy for five years, …

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Saturday for more effort and unity as the country enters a “new phase” in its approach to combating the pandemic, in …