By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan’s next policy move will unwind, rather than strengthen, its massive monetary easing, according to more than 90% of economists polled …
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By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. The social unrest flaring up across China – and how Beijing responds to …
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By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday brushed aside the chance of adding wage growth as a new monetary policy goal the …
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Netherlands in talks with U.S. on China chip policy – Dutch trade minister
by Reutersby ReutersAMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch trade minister Liesje Schreinemacher said on Friday the Netherlands is in talks with the U.S. government about new export restrictions for semiconductor equipment to China. Under …
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‘We Are Doing It Wrong’: Democratic State Rep Calls For Trump-Era Border Policy To Continue
‘We Are Doing It Wrong’: Democratic State Rep Calls For Trump-Era Border Policy To Continue Harold Hutchison on November 23, 2022 A Democratic state representative from Texas told an MSNBC …
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RBNZ Governor says central bank policy now officially contractionary
by Reutersby ReutersBy Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s central bank governor said on Thursday benchmark interest rates needed to go higher and the country also needed to go into recession …
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Analysis-Trump lesson on U.S. protectionism guides Canadian foreign policy
by Reutersby ReutersBy Steve Scherer OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government learned a lesson when former U.S. President Donald Trump forced the renegotiation of the North American trade pact …
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Bank deposit rates lag changes in Fed policy rate, NY Fed analysts say
by Reutersby ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. savers are being left behind by the Federal Reserve’s aggressive campaign of interest rate rises, and that’s unlikely to change soon. New research from the …
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By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it has reached a staff-level agreement with Ukraine for a policy program monitoring arrangement that aims to pave …
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Italy’s TIM to close offices on Fridays under new work from home policy
by Reutersby ReutersMILAN (Reuters) – Telecom Italia (TIM) will keep its offices across Italy closed on Fridays as part of a deal with unions to expand home working, cut energy costs and …
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Republican States Move To Keep Major Trump-Era Border Policy Amid Surge In Illegal Immigration
Republican States Move To Keep Major Trump-Era Border Policy Amid Surge In Illegal Immigration Jennie Taer on November 22, 2022 Over a dozen Republican states are attempting to stop a …
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‘Even Worse’: Illegal Migrants Will Flood The US Border When One Major Trump-Era Policy Ends
‘Even Worse’: Illegal Migrants Will Flood The US Border When One Major Trump-Era Policy Ends Jennie Taer on November 22, 2022 Illegal migrants will flood the southern border when a …
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Swedish central bank set to hike policy rate to 2.5% this week, poll shows
by Reutersby ReutersBy Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s central bank is seen hiking its policy rate by three-quarters of a percentage point this week to get a grip on soaring inflation, …
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BOJ deputy governor candidate calls for more flexible rate policy
by Reutersby ReutersBy Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan must thoroughly examine its stimulus programme and adjust interest rates more flexibly in response to cyclical economic swings, said Sayuri …
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NY Fed: Bank liquidity may be tighter than thought, with policy implications
by Reutersby ReutersBy Michael S. Derby (Reuters) – The way the banking system manages its cash suggests the financial system may not be as flush as many now understand, and that could …
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Ford executive says South Africa needs EV policy within six months
by Reutersby ReutersBy Promit Mukherjee JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The Africa head of Ford Motor Co said the South African government must deliver policy certainty on electric vehicles (EVs) within six months to save …
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Brazil spending waiver may trigger record debt, crimp monetary policy
by Reutersby ReutersBy Marcela Ayres and Bernardo Caram BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s incoming government effort to exempt nearly 200 billion reais ($37 billion) of spending from a constitutional budget cap could push …
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Fed to lift rates by 50 basis points, but peak policy rate may be higher: Reuters Poll
by Reutersby ReutersBy Prerana Bhat BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve will downshift in December to deliver a 50-basis-point interest rate hike, but economists polled by Reuters say a longer period of …
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Fed’s Williams says monetary policy not best tool for financial stability
by Reutersby ReutersBy Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) -New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Wednesday he still believes monetary policy is not the best tool to address financial …
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Federal Judge Stops Biden Admin From Using Major Trump-Era Border Policy Jennie Taer on November 15, 2022 A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled Tuesday that the Biden administration cannot …
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By Ann Saphir (Reuters) – San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly on Wednesday said the U.S. central bank’s policy rate could end up in the 4.75%-5.25% range, high …
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Column-Housing storm leaves UK exposed, skews policy: Mike Dolan
by Reutersby ReutersBy Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) – If financial markets bore the brunt of this year’s interest rate shock, housing now stands in the firing line. And a residential real estate …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -WhatsApp’s India head Abhijit Bose and Meta Platforms Inc’s public policy director in India Rajiv Aggarwal have resigned, a Meta spokesperson said on Tuesday. The departures follow …
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Bank of Korea board member Suh says macroeconomic policy needs to be flexible
by Reutersby ReutersSEOUL (Reuters) – Bank of Korea (BOK) monetary policy committee member Suh Young-kyung said on Tuesday that monetary policy needs to be flexible, as trade-offs have intensified between external and …
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China seen leaving medium-term policy rate unchanged, fully roll over maturing loans
by Reutersby ReutersSHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s central bank is likely to fully roll over maturing medium-term policy loans while keeping the borrowing cost unchanged for the third straight month this week, a …