Pentagon chief expresses optimism over eventual talks with Chinese counterpart
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressed optimism on Friday that he would eventually hold talks with his…
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Taliban’s central bank governor meets Chinese envoy to discuss banking ties
By Charlotte Greenfield (Reuters) -The Taliban’s acting governor of the Afghan central bank met China’s ambassador this week to discuss…
Price war: Amazon excludes rival Temu from competitive price checks
By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon is excluding its new competitor Temu from its price searching algorithm that…
U.S. judge considers whether Terraform Labs’ cryptocurrencies were securities
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – A U.S. judge considered whether the digital assets created by Terraform Labs were securities at…
Analysis-Australia’s top companies back Indigenous Voice as public support wavers
By Byron Kaye, Melanie Burton and Praveen Menon SYDNEY (Reuters) – Some of Australia’s biggest companies, including miners, banks and…
Turkey’s central bank to hike policy rate to 20% in policy U-turn: Reuters poll
By Ali Kucukgocmen and Ezgi Erkoyun ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s central bank is expected to raise its policy rate by…
BOJ to weigh pros and cons of its tool-kit in review -governor
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan will scrutinise the effects and side-effects of its unconventional monetary policy…
BOJ keeps low rates and dovish guidance, markets not so sure
By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan maintained its ultra-easy monetary policy on Friday despite…
Putin thanks UAE leader for Ukraine help, hails growing economic ties
By Andrew Osborn (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday thanked the president of the United Arab Emirates for…
Major banks cut China 2023 GDP forecasts as recovery falters
BEIJING (Reuters) -Several major banks have cut their 2023 gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecasts for China after May data…