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BOJ debated weak yen, warned of harm from excess moves – April minutes
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -The yen's rapid decline was among key topics of debate at the Bank of Japan's April policy meeting with some board members fretting that excessive volatility could dis...
Jun 21, 2022
Yellen says Biden not considering Canadian lumber for tariff relief
By David Lawder ROSEBUD, South Dakota (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday that President Joe Biden is not expected to cut U.S. tariffs on Canadian lumber as part of potent...
Jun 21, 2022
Oil prices slide as Biden pushes for U.S. fuel cost cuts
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Oil prices skidded in early trade on Wednesday amid a push by U.S. President Joe Biden to bring down soaring fuel costs, including pressure on major U.S. firms to ...
Jun 21, 2022
Brazil’s Vale to spend $400 million in 2022 to remove tailings dams
(Reuters) - Brazilian miner Vale SA expects to spend $400 million in 2022 to decommission its tailings dams, aiming to have 12 of its 30 structures eliminated by the end of the year, the company told ...
Jun 21, 2022
Biden expected to call on Wednesday for suspending the federal gas tax, source says
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.s. President Joe Biden is expected on Wednesday to call for temporarily suspending the 18.4-cents a gallon federal tax on gasoline, a source briefed on the ...
Jun 21, 2022
Fed to lift rates by 75 basis points in July, 50 bps in September – Reuters poll
By Prerana Bhat and Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve will deliver another 75-basis-point interest rate hike in July, followed by a half-percentage-point rise in September, and ...
Jun 21, 2022
Messaging app Telegram: few paid subscribers needed to cover costs
(Reuters) - The Telegram messaging app, used by a wide range of Russian and Ukrainian officials during the war, only needs a small number of paid subscribers to cover its costs, founder Pavel Durov sa...
Jun 21, 2022
South Dakota lawmakers vote to remove attorney general after fatal car crash
(Reuters) - South Dakota lawmakers voted on Tuesday to convict the state's attorney general of two impeachment articles stemming from a 2020 car crash in which he struck and killed a pedestrian, local...
Jun 21, 2022
Canada passes bill to compel local content on streaming platforms
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's lower house of the parliament passed legislation on Tuesday that would bring online streaming platforms under the stewardship of the country's broadcast regulator and compe...
Jun 21, 2022
Meta and other tech giants form metaverse standards body, without Apple
By Katie Paul (Reuters) - Meta, Microsoft and other tech giants racing to build the emerging metaverse concept have formed a group to foster development of industry standards that would make the compa...
Jun 21, 2022
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