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Japan ruling party executive calls for $290 billion stimulus package
By Leika Kihara and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan must compile an economic stimulus package worth at least 32-33 trillion yen ($282-$290 billion) to cushion the impact of the coronavirus pa...
Oct 13, 2021
BOJ must keep easing to meet 2% inflation, says board member Noguchi
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan board member Asahi Noguchi emphasised the need for the central bank to "patiently continue" its current monetary easing as it takes a long time to achieve its 2% inflat...
Oct 13, 2021
Stocks up, dollar squeezed as inflation pulls forward rate hike bets
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stock markets rose, the dollar eased and longer-dated bonds rallied on Thursday as investors reckoned on inflation bringing forward rate hikes around the w...
Oct 13, 2021
China’s factory gate inflation hits record high in September
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's annual factory gate prices grew at their fastest pace on record in September, driven by energy curbs and soaring commodity prices, piling pressure on businesses already grap...
Oct 13, 2021
Dollar pauses after rallying to one-year high earlier in week
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar touched its lowest this week against major peers on Thursday, taking a breather from a rally that had lifted it to a one-year high powered by expectation...
Oct 13, 2021
Oil rises on expectation high natural gas to drive switch for heating
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) - Oil prices rose on Thursday, reversing previous losses, on expectations that high natural gas prices as winter approaches may drive a switch to oil to meet heating d...
Oct 13, 2021
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
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