BOJ’s Ueda vows to maintain easy policy, rules out chance of early exit
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank is unwavering in its…
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Explainer-How Montana could enforce a TikTok ban
(Reuters) – Montana took the unusual step on Wednesday of banning Chinese-owned short video app TikTok, with lawmakers of the…
AstraZeneca’s China boss says drugmaker will seek to “love the Communist Party”
By Joe Cash and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) – Global drugmaker AstraZeneca will seek to be a patriotic company in…
Hong Kong exchange to roll out new dual counter model in June
(Reuters) – The Hong Kong Stock Exchange said on Friday it would launch the new dual counter trading model on…
G7 leaders’ statement: Ukraine has budget support for 2023 and early 2024
HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – Group of Seven (G7) leaders on Friday said they had ensured that Ukraine had the budget…
Australia’s Westpac says won’t stick to home loan guideline as interest rates surge
By Byron Kaye and Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s Westpac Banking Corp said it will refinance loans for some borrowers…
France taking Ukraine’s Zelenskiy to Arab League, G7 meeting – source
(Reuters) – A French government plane is taking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to the Arab League Summit in Saudi Arabia…
Thailand’s Move Forward says coalition partners need not support amending royal insult law
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s progressive Move Forward party on Friday said potential coalition partners…
Academics weigh in on how BOJ’s Ueda can exit easy policy
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – As inflation has run past the Bank of Japan’s 2% target, governor Kazuo Ueda…
G7 members should not compete against each other on renewables – von der Leyen
By Andreas Rinke HIROSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – The Group of Seven (G7) rich nations should work together to access technology…