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Japan policymakers warn against rapid yen weakening
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will carefully watch foreign exchange market moves to avoid "bad yen weakening", Minister of Finance Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday, as Tokyo tries to nav...
Mar 28, 2022
Yen on the ropes as BOJ defends yield target
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The yen fought for a footing on Tuesday, following its worst session in 16 months, as the Bank of Japan pins down bond yields at a time when they are rising shar...
Mar 28, 2022
Australian retail sales jump in Feb, augur well for Q1 growth
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian retail sales beat forecasts again in February as shoppers defied storms and coronavirus waves to return to cafes and department stores for the second-best m...
Mar 28, 2022
BOJ policymakers saw need for easy policy despite rising prices – March meeting summary
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan policymakers stressed the need to keep monetary policy ultra-loose, even as some of them saw signs of growing inflationary pressure from the Ukraine cri...
Mar 28, 2022
U.S. FTC accuses Intuit of deceptively advertising free tax filing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission asked a court on Monday to issue an order stopping Intuit, the owner of TurboTax tax preparation software, from deceptively advertising free ta...
Mar 28, 2022
U.S. House riot panel recommends contempt charge for two more ex-Trump aides
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. congressional committee probing the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the Capitol voted unanimously on Monday to seek "contempt of Congress" charges ...
Mar 28, 2022
Japan PM orders cabinet to compile relief package to combat rising prices
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ordered his cabinet to compile a fresh relief package to cushion the economic blow from rising fuel and raw material prices, economy minister Da...
Mar 28, 2022
Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock, says his behavior was ‘inexcusable’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Will Smith apologized to Chris Rock on Monday for slapping the comedian at Sunday night's Oscar ceremony, calling his own conduct "unacceptable and inexcusable." (Reporti...
Mar 28, 2022
EY Brexit tracker finds 7,000 finance jobs have left London for EU
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - More than 7,000 finance jobs have moved from London to the European Union as a result of Brexit, down 400 from the total anticipated in December, consultants EY said on...
Mar 28, 2022
Britishvolt and Bakrie’s VKTR team up for sustainable EV battery nickel
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) - Electric vehicle (EV) battery startup Britishvolt and VKTR, part of Bakrie & Brothers' auto unit, said on Tuesday they would develop sustainable nickel refining capaci...
Mar 28, 2022
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