THE BANK OF JAPAN WILL KEEP INTEREST RATES AT 0.5% AND PAUSE FURTHER HIKES DUE TO RISING ECONOMIC RISKS FROM US TARIFFS. || NEW TARIFFS ARE EXPECTED TO SHAVE 0.5% OFF JAPAN’S GDP, DELAYING ANY RATE HIKES UNTIL AT LEAST OCTOBER. || DESPITE HIGH INFLATION, THE BOJ WILL MOVE CAUTIOUSLY, BALANCING PRICE CONTROL WITH AVOIDING A SHARPER ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN. ...
OIL PRICES ROSE, WITH BRENT ABOVE $67 AND WTI NEAR $63, AS TRADERS WATCH CHINA’S ECONOMIC MOVES AND IRAN TENSIONS. || DESPITE GAINS, OIL IS HEADING FOR ITS BIGGEST MONTHLY LOSS SINCE 2022 DUE TO TRADE WAR FEARS AND HIGHER OPEC+ PRODUCTION. || GEOPOLITICAL RISKS REMAIN ELEVATED, ESPECIALLY AROUND THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AFTER A MAJOR PORT EXPLOSION. ...
MIMURA STATES US SIDE DIDN'T MENTION FAVORABLE YEN, DEPRECIATED DOLLAR ...
BANK OF JAPAN TO "HIT PAUSE" ON RATE HIKES AT THIS WEEK'S MEETING - TRUMP TARIFFS CITED ...
MR YEN SAYS COMPLETELY UNTRUE ABOUT MEDIA REPORT THAT BESSENT SAID STRONGER YEN PREFERABLE ...
JAPAN TOP CURRENCY DIPLOMAT MIMURA: "COMPLETELY UNTURE" ABOUT MEDIA REPORT THAT US TREASURY SEC BESSENT SAID STRONGER YEN PREFERABLE ...
AUSTRALIA'S S&P/ASX 200 LARGELY UNCHANGED AT 7,970.50 POINTS IN EARLY TRADE ...
JAPAN'S NIKKEI SHARE AVERAGE HITS 36,000 POINTS FOR FIRST TIME SINCE APR 1 ...
RUSSIA LAUNCHES NEARLY 150 DRONES AGAINST UKRAINE AS TRUMP DOUBTS PUTIN’S DESIRE FOR PEACE - AP ...
TRUMP FLOATS PLAN TO SLASH OR ELIMINATE INCOME TAXES FOR MILLIONS USING "BONANZA" TARIFF CASH ...
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A BRITISH PARALYMPIAN HAS BEEN REPORTED MISSING IN LAS VEGAS, HAVING NOT BEEN SEEN FOR MORE THAN A WEEK
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A BRITISH PARALYMPIAN HAS BEEN REPORTED MISSING IN LAS VEGAS, HAVING NOT BEEN SEEN FOR MORE THAN A WEEK
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