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Thai economy continues to recover but faces more challenges – central bank
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy continues to recover, but faces more challenges with policy priorities to ensure a continued rebound, the central bank chief said on Friday. Further interest rat...
Dec 15, 2022
Asia stocks slide toward weekly loss as central banks plough on with rate hikes
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asia stocks fell for a second day in a row on Friday, and were headed for their worst week in two months, after a slew of central banks raised interests rates an...
Dec 15, 2022
Factbox: Japan tax reform to target low-emission cars, shift to investment
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will extend tax breaks on low-emission cars and seek to shift its massive household savings into investment in the government's annual tax code revision to be approved on Frida...
Dec 15, 2022
Twitter suspends accounts of several journalists
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc on Thursday suspended the accounts of several journalists, including ones from the New York Times and the Washington Post, with the site showing "account suspended" notices for...
Dec 15, 2022
California regulators approve plan to slash emissions 85% by 2045
By Laura Sanicola and Erwin Seba (Reuters) - Californian regulators voted Thursday to approve a plan to reduce the state's carbon-dioxide emissions by 85% by 2045, reaching carbon neutrality then, inc...
Dec 15, 2022
Toshiba says aims to reach deal with potential partners soon as possible
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp, which is talks about a buyout, said in a letter to shareholders on Friday that it was aiming to reach as conclusion with potential partners as soon as possible....
Dec 15, 2022
Dollar stands tall as hawkish ECB fans downturn fears
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The safe-haven dollar held just below the month's high against the yen on Friday and maintained overnight gains versus other peers amid growing worries that continu...
Dec 15, 2022
Japan Dec factory activity contracts at fastest pace in 26 months
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's manufacturing activity shrank at the fastest pace in more than two years in December on soft demand and persistent cost pressures, a corporate survey showed on Friday. While ...
Dec 15, 2022
Japan to implement defence taxation at ‘appropriate time’ from 2024 -draft
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling bloc agreed on Friday to raise corporate, tobacco and disaster-reconstruction income taxes by some 1 trillion yen ($7.3 billion) to double military outlay to 2% of GDP...
Dec 15, 2022
Oil rises, poised to end week higher despite economy concerns
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) - Oil prices rose in early Asian trade on Friday after falling 2% in the previous session on central bank interest rates hikes, and is poised to end the week higher after a...
Dec 15, 2022
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