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G7 finance officials endorse principles for central bank digital currencies
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -G7 finance officials on Wednesday endorsed 13 public policy principles for retail central bank digital currencies, saying they should be grounde...
Oct 13, 2021
U.S. hopeful of reaching deal with EU on metals tariffs by end-October -source
By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is hopeful it can resolve its trade dispute with the European Union over tariffs on steel and aluminum before the end of Octob...
Oct 13, 2021
Factbox: Global inflation drives prices of Japan’s consumer favourites up
TOKYO (Reuters) - Surging global commodity prices have driven up the costs of consumer items in Japan such as bowls of rice topped with beef to bread and butter, the first hikes in many years for such...
Oct 13, 2021
From beef bowls to coffee, cost surge squeezes Japan’s salaryman staples
By Daniel Leussink and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - In 50 years running a cafe in Tokyo, Shizuo Mori can't remember a time when his coffee supplies cost this much. The 78-year-old, who owns Heckeln,...
Oct 13, 2021
Australia employment falls 138,000 in Sept amid lockdowns
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian employment fell sharply for a second month in September as coronavirus lockdowns forced businesses to lay off workers and slash hours, while the jobless rate was held dow...
Oct 13, 2021
Fed’s Bowman ‘very comfortable’ with November taper, sees inflation risks
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman on Wednesday said she would be "very comfortable" with beginning to withdraw some of the U.S. central bank's crisis-era support for t...
Oct 13, 2021
After G20 endorses tax deal, Italy says its digital levy could stay for two more years
By David Lawder and Gavin Jones WASHINGTON/ROME (Reuters) - G20 finance leaders on Wednesday endorsed a global tax deal that calls for the elimination of unilateral digital services taxes, but Italy's...
Oct 13, 2021
G7 statement: central bank digital currencies must ‘do no harm’ to central bank mandates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Group of Seven advanced economies said any digital currency a central bank issues must "support and do no harm" to the bank's ability to fulfill its mandate on monetary and fina...
Oct 13, 2021
Column-China’s energy woes showing up in divergent commodity imports: Russell
By Clyde Russell LAUNCESTON, Australia (Reuters) - (The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) China's imports of major commodities in September showed an increasin...
Oct 13, 2021
Australia’s CSL reaffirms commitment to making AstraZeneca COVID vaccine
(Reuters) - Australian biotech CSL said on Thursday it was committed to its agreement for the production of about 50 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine into 2022. The announcement came af...
Oct 13, 2021
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