Bullard: Rates may still need to rise another half-point this year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve may still need to raise its benchmark interest rate by another half-point this year,…
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Thai alliance signs pact aimed at ambitious reforms but not on royal insult law
By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) – An alliance led by Thailand’s progressive Move Forward party on Monday…
Analysis-G7’s nuanced pledge to ‘de-risk’ from China reflected concerns from Europe and Japan
By Yukiko Toyoda and David Dolan TOKYO (Reuters) -The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) rich democracies this weekend…
Israel aims to be ‘AI superpower’, advance autonomous warfare
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel aims to parlay its technological prowess to become an artificial intelligence “superpower”, the Defence Ministry director-general…
Japan won’t raise taxes to fund childcare plan, PM Kishida says
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said he had no plan to resort to new tax measures…
Foreign investment in Germany steady in tough environment
BERLIN (Reuters) -Foreign investment in Germany was stable in 2022, data from Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI), showed on Monday,…
South Korea, EU agree to boost security ties amid Ukraine, North Korea tension
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea and the European Union agreed on Monday to step up cooperation on…
Russian air strikes wound eight in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk, officials say
KYIV (Reuters) -At least eight people were wounded and scores of buildings were damaged in an overnight Russian air strike…
French climate investments to drive up national debt burden – think-tank
PARIS (Reuters) – Investments that France needs to finance its transition to a low-carbon economy are set to add 25…
Biden and McCarthy to meet on Monday as debt ceiling talks resume
By David Morgan, Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden and House Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy…