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Japan to give up to $1.8 billion in subsidies for storage battery, chip projects
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will provide as much as $1.8 billion in subsidies for a slate of storage battery and chip-related projects, Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Friday, marking Tokyo'...
Apr 27, 2023
Philippine central bank: April annual inflation likely in 6.3%-7.1% range
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine annual inflation in April was expected to come in between 6.3% and 7.1%, with downward pressure from lower electricity rates and a decline in prices of fish and vegetable...
Apr 27, 2023
Asian stocks surge ahead of BOJ policy decision
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks rallied on Friday as strong corporate earnings helped lift sentiment even as worries over economic weakness lingered, while investors were also wai...
Apr 27, 2023
Oil set for second weekly drop as recession fears, rates cloud outlook
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices were little changed on Friday but are set for their second weekly drop as disappointing economic data from the U.S., the world's biggest crude user, and u...
Apr 27, 2023
Asian nations to debate Japan’s bid to beef up market safeguards
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian finance leaders gathering in South Korea next week will likely debate ways to beef up safeguards against market turbulence, as global bank...
Apr 27, 2023
BOJ to discuss revising forward guidance on policy path – Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will discuss revising its forward guidance on its future policy path and conduct an examination of its past monetary easing steps, the Nikkei newspaper reported on ...
Apr 27, 2023
Jobs up, unemployment down, in Peoria area
(Illinois Department of Employment Security) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Both unemployment and the local job market look good in the Peoria area last month. (Illinois Department of Employment Security) ...
Apr 27, 2023
U.S. and South Korea agree to minimise chipmakers’ uncertainties on subsidy requirements -ministry
SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. secretary of commerce and her South Korean counterpart agreed to "minimise uncertainties" of chipmakers' investments amid new U.S. semiconductor subsidies, Korea's industry ...
Apr 27, 2023
Singapore private residential prices rise 3.3% in Q1, signals strong demand
(Corrects to restore dropped word in first paragraph) SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's private property prices rose in the first quarter, official data showed on Friday, slightly higher than the flas...
Apr 27, 2023
Dollar headed for monthly loss; yen steady ahead of BOJ decision
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar was on track for a second straight monthly loss on Friday on mounting expectations the Federal Reserve could soon end its aggressive rate-hike cycle, w...
Apr 27, 2023
Peoria, IL, USA
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