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Biden will name Fed’s Lael Brainard as his top economic adviser – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden has decided to name Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard as his top economic adviser, with an announcement coming as soon as Tuesday, Bloomberg reported on Mon...
Feb 13, 2023
Japan government nominates academic Ueda as new BOJ governor
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government nominated academic and former Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member Kazuo Ueda to become the next central bank governor, a document submitted to parliament showed on Tu...
Feb 13, 2023
Asian Shares track Wall Street’s inflation optimism, yen recoups losses
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares tracked the bounce on Wall Street on Tuesday, as investors remained sanguine that key U.S. economic data due later would show an easing in inflation, whil...
Feb 13, 2023
Dollar eases as inflation in focus, BOJ governor nomination awaited
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar treaded water on Tuesday as investors braced for an highly anticipated inflation report, while the yen strengthened ahead of the expected announcemen...
Feb 13, 2023
Star Entertainment shares extend fall on impairment charge warning
By Savyata Mishra (Reuters) - Shares of Star Entertainment Group fell to a record on Tuesday, extending losses after the Australian firm warned of an up to A$1.6 billion ($1.11 billion) hit to half-ye...
Feb 13, 2023
Oil prices fall after additional U.S. crude reserve release announced
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) - Oil prices fell in early Asian trade on Tuesday after the U.S. government said it will release more crude from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and on other reports ...
Feb 13, 2023
Film academy response to Will Smith slap was ‘inadequate,’ group’s president says
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) - Hollywood's film academy did not adequately respond to Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards last March, the organization's president said on Monday a...
Feb 13, 2023
Exxon tells U.S. labor board refinery lockout did not target union
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - A 10-month lockout of union workers at an Exxon Mobil refinery was undertaken to save costs and improve profits at the Beaumont, Texas, facility, and not to eliminate...
Feb 13, 2023
Bank of England to lift Bank Rate 25 basis points to 4.25% in March, then pause: Reuters poll
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England will make its final increase to borrowing costs in the current cycle next month to combat double-digit inflation, according to a Reuters poll w...
Feb 13, 2023
U.S. military says it recovers key sensors from downed Chinese spy balloon
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Monday it had recovered critical electronics from the suspected Chinese spy balloon downed by a U.S. fighter jet off Sou...
Feb 13, 2023
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