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Yen eyes first monthly gain since March; dollar headed for monthly loss
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The yen fell on Monday, extending losses from a volatile session at the end of last week after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) loosened its grip on interest rates, but was sti...
Jul 30, 2023
Japanese eateries in China fear ruin as Fukushima water discharge looms
By Martin Quin Pollard BEIJING (Reuters) - It's been just over three weeks since China increased checks on Japanese food imports over radiation concerns, but Kazuyuki Tanioka is already fearful for th...
Jul 30, 2023
Japan’s June factory output rises 2% from a month earlier
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's factory output rose 2.0% in June from the previous month, government data showed on Monday. The seasonally adjusted rise compared with a median market forecast for a 2.4% gai...
Jul 30, 2023
Asia shares extend gains; wary eye on Japan yields
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares looked to end the month on a firm note on Monday in a week littered with major economic releases, central bank meetings and earnings updates from mega cap...
Jul 30, 2023
US NHC says 70% chance of cyclone over the Central Atlantic
(Reuters) - A system in the Central Atlantic has a 70% chance of becoming a cyclone in the next two days and a tropical depression is likely to form, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on S...
Jul 30, 2023
Oil on track for biggest monthly gains in over a year
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices hovered near three-month highs on Monday, set to post their biggest monthly gains in over a year on expectations that Saudi Arabia would extend volunta...
Jul 30, 2023
Some at BOJ baulked at ex-chief Kuroda’s ‘bazooka’ stimulus – 2013 meeting minutes
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Some Bank of Japan (BOJ) policymakers baulked at former chief Haruhiko Kuroda's idea of deploying a "bazooka" massive stimulus a decade ago, unconvinced central banks...
Jul 30, 2023
Walmart pays $1.4 billion to boost Flipkart stake – WSJ
(Reuters) - Walmart has paid $1.4 billion to buy out a large investor in Flipkart, further cementing its control of the Indian e-commerce giant, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. (Reporting ...
Jul 30, 2023
Analysis-Commercial real estate investors, banks buckle up for perfect property storm
By Sinead Cruise, Lucy Raitano and Lewis Jackson LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Commercial real estate investors and lenders are slowly confronting an ugly question - if people never again shop in malls or...
Jul 30, 2023
Former US President Trump has spent $40 million on legal fees, reports say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Donald Trump's political action committee is expected to report on Monday that it has spent about $40 million in legal fees in the first half of 2023 to de...
Jul 30, 2023
Peoria, IL, USA
51 °F Thunderstorm In Vicinity, Mist
