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BOJ to weigh rate hike next week, detail plan to halve bond buying, Reuters reports
The flag of Japan flutters at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2023. Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty Images The Bank of Japan is likely to debate whether to raise interest rates when it meets next week and unveil a plan to roughly halve bond purchases in coming years, sources said, signaling its resolve to steadily unwind its massive monetary stimulus. […]
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What would a second Trump presidency mean for China? Goldman Sachs weighs in
Chinese President Xi Jinping and former U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing, China, in 2017. Artyom Ivanov | TASS | Getty Images BEIJING — If Donald Trump wins the U.S. presidential election, his plans for 60% tariffs on Chinese goods could be a “major downside growth risk” to China, according to Goldman Sachs. Chances of […]
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Pfizer struggles to claw back faith with Wall Street and its employees as it recovers from the Covid decline
Kena Betancur | Corbis News | Getty Images Pfizer had a “phenomenal” first quarter — and Wall Street took notice, CEO Albert Bourla told thousands of employees during a companywide town hall on May 2, according to a recording heard by CNBC. A day earlier, the pharmaceutical giant’s stock had closed 6% higher after its […]
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U.S. and China hold first informal nuclear talks in 5 years, eyeing Taiwan
The United States and China resumed semi-official nuclear arms talks in March for the first time in five years, with Beijing’s representatives telling U.S. counterparts that they would not resort to atomic threats over Taiwan, according to two American delegates who attended. Mark Schiefelbein | AFP | Getty Images The United States and China resumed semi-official nuclear arms talks in March for […]
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China’s worldwide students under force as economic uncertainty looms
As a rising range of overseas Chinese students run into financial troubles because of to the declining wealth of their people, lots of go on line to express their grief and search for assistance on how to cope with the scenario. Andersen Ross Pictures Inc | Digitalvision | Getty Photos When Xiao Zhang went to […]
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Australia central financial institution to shift to sufficient reserve method to set fees
The Reserve Bank of Australia making in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. Australia’s central financial institution intends to improve the way it presents liquidity to the banking procedure, going to 1 that offers sufficient liquidity by means of normal income sector functions. David Gray | Bloomberg | Getty Pictures Australia’s central bank intends to alter the way […]
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China's overseas minister to pay a visit to Australia next 7 days as ties improve
China’s top rated diplomat, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, will stop by Australia subsequent week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reported on Thursday, a sign of a even more thaw in relations immediately after several years of tensions. Kevin Frayer | Getty Photos Information | Getty Illustrations or photos China’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, will visit Australia next week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on […]
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