Japan's central bank retains key interest rate while fine-tuning bond purchases for more flexibility
Japan's central bank has opted to keep its benchmark interest rate at minus 0.1% but will fine-tune its bond purchases to allow greater flexibility
2023-07-28 12:27
Mounting job vacancies push state and local governments into a wage war for workers
Pay is rising for many public sector employees as governments try to compete for new workers and stem a tide of retirements and resignations
2023-07-28 12:24
Teen was sexually abused at therapeutic boarding school, lawsuit says as parents advocate oversight
The parents of a teenager with special needs say he was repeatedly sexually assaulted beginning when he was 14 by an employee at a small private boarding school in South Carolina
2023-07-28 12:16
China Evergrande's EV unit shares plunge 69% after 16-month halt
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) -Shares of China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group (NEV) plunged on Friday as trading
2023-07-28 10:48
China's housing minister urges efforts to strengthen property recovery
BEIJING China needs more effective implementation measures such as lower home mortgage rates and down payment ratios for
2023-07-28 10:29
China’s Push to Expand BRICS Membership Falters
India and Brazil are pushing back against a Chinese bid to rapidly expand the BRICS group of emerging
2023-07-28 10:27
Bolivia is the latest South American nation to use China's yuan for trade in challenge to the dollar
Bolivia is using the yuan to pay for imports and exports, becoming the latest country in South America to regularly use the Chinese currency in a small but growing challenge to the hegemony of the U.S. dollar
2023-07-28 10:18
Explainer-How does Japan's yield curve control work?
By Leika Kihara TOKYO One of Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's main challenges will be to phase
2023-07-28 09:59
A $3 Trillion Threat to Global Financial Markets Looms in Japan
(This story was originally published on March 29. Bank of Japan policymakers meet today, with investors speculating that
2023-07-28 08:54
Mexico's president offers to buy US company's coastal property for $375 million to end dispute
Mexico’s president says he has offered to buy an American company’s Caribbean coast property for $385 million to end a bitter, years-long dispute
2023-07-28 08:46
Citigroup says some predecessor companies likely saw indirect financial benefits from slavery
Some of the companies that formed what is now Citigroup likely benefitted financially from slavery in the 1800’s, the financial giant acknowledged Thursday, an admission that comes at a time when numerous institutions are re-examining their historic roots and the roles they played in slavery in the U.S. In research conducted last year, Citi found that none of its predecessor companies directly purchased, sold, or held slaves
2023-07-28 07:22
As cyclists ride across Iowa, they are seeing craft breweries driving small-town tourism
There are hundreds of breweries represented on the jerseys of the thousands of cyclists on RAGBRAI, the annual bike ride across Iowa
2023-07-28 06:52