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South Korea central bank holds rates, adopts dot-plot path signalling extended pause
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – 2025/05/07: General view of the headquarters of the Bank of Korea in central Seoul. The Bank of Korea (BOK) is the central bank of South Korea and the institution that issues the Korean won. It was founded on June 12, 1950 in Seoul. (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) […]
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Japan’s Nikkei 225 crosses 59,000 first the first time as central bank board picks fuel ‘Takaichi trade’
South Korea’s central bank raised its key interest rate by a quarter-percentage point as expected on Thursday, in a bid to contain inflation and prevent capital outflows as the U.S. Federal Reserve gears up for more hikes. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 hit another record Thursday fueled by “Takaichi trade,” […]
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Nvidia’s Huang says any Pentagon–Anthropic rift is ‘not the end of the world’
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during the 2026 CES event in Las Vegas, Jan. 6, 2026. Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that the dispute between the U.S. Defense Department and Anthropic is “not the end of the world.” His comments come after U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth […]
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