By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s core inflation slowed in September due to the rollout of energy subsidies but an index excluding the effect of fuel held steady, a sign that broadening price pressure will keep the central bank on track to raise interest rates further. A Reuters poll, however, showed inflation in Tokyo – …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s economy could grow by 3% this year and by more than that in 2025, driven by the government’s stimulus measures to be introduced from late this year to maintain growth momentum, a deputy finance minister said on Friday. “This year, we still hope to get 3% growth, even though the latest …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank governor said on Friday the reserve requirement ratio for commercial lenders could be cut further by 25 to 50 basis points by the year-end depending on liquidity conditions, keeping the door open to more policy easing steps. The benchmark seven-day reverse repurchase rate has been lowered by 20 basis …
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By Samia Nakhoul (Reuters) -Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar remained unrepentant about the Oct. 7 attacks despite unleashing an Israeli invasion that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, laid waste to his Gaza homeland and rained destruction on ally Hezbollah, people in contact with him have said. The Israeli military said on Thursday that Sinwar, …
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By Kevin Buckland A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland China is very much the center of attention today, following a barrage of data and remarks from its central bank chief, financial regulator and stats bureau. Unfortunately, though, none of it served to paint a clearer picture of …
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday that she expected U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris would both take a “very pragmatic” approach to the IMF and the World Bank. Georgieva told Reuters in an interview that it was up to the American people …
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By Brad Brooks and Jonathan Allen (Reuters) -The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday temporarily halted the execution of a man scheduled to become the first person to be put to death in the United States for murder attributed to shaken baby syndrome, according to a court document. The Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of …
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By Makiko Yamazaki and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s top currency diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, said on Friday that recent currency moves are “somewhat one-sided and rapid,” in a fresh warning against speculative trading as the yen fell past the key 150 line against the dollar. “We as Japanese authorities are closely watching foreign exchange moves, …
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By Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s new home prices fell at the fastest pace since May 2015 in September, official data showed on Friday, despite increased efforts to revive the struggling property sector. In annual terms, new home prices were down 5.8% from a year earlier, deeper than a 5.3% slide in …
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By James Oliphant (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tried to poke fun at his opponent Democrat Kamala Harris and embattled New York Mayor Eric Adams while touching upon his own legal troubles in a somewhat light-hearted speech at a charity gala on Thursday. “It’s really a pleasure (to be) anywhere in New York …
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