(Reuters) – Japan’s decades of ultra-low interest rates may reach a turning point as the central bank debates the fate of its yield control policy, which is creaking under intense pressure[...]
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Politics
Factbox-Who are candidates to become next BOJ governor?
By Leika Kihara (Reuters) – Japan’s government is likely to present its nominees for the next Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor and two deputy governors on Feb. 10, sources have told Reuters, a[...]
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Russian anti-monopoly agency fines Apple $17 million – TASS
(Reuters) – Russia’s federal anti-monopoly service (FAS) fined Apple about $17.4 million, the regulator said on Tuesday, over what it said was the U.S. company’s abuse of its dominan[...]
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Davos 2023: What you need to know about the WEF on Tuesday
By Kathryn Lurie DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – The first day of official programming at the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual meeting kicked off on Tuesday with bold declarations by Eur[...]
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Russia to let some companies disregard foreign shareholders
(Reuters) – Russia is set to allow some companies to disregard the votes of shareholders from what it regards as “unfriendly” countries when making corporate decisions, according to[...]
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Marketmind: Dodging a downturn
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. Global investors have fretted endlessly about a 2023 recession for the major global economies for more than six months. Now the year[...]
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China’s 2022 economic growth one of the worst on record, post-pandemic policy faces test
By Kevin Yao and Ellen Zhang BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economic growth in 2022 slumped to one of its worst levels in nearly half a century as the fourth quarter was hit hard by strict CO[...]
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Russia’s central bank sold $47 million worth of Chinese yuan on Jan. 13
(Reuters) – Russia’s central bank said on Tuesday that it sold almost $47 million worth of Chinese yuan on January 13 to buy roubles, as it began to make up for the budget shortfall from f[...]
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Yara CEO says green tech investors looking at U.S., not Europe
LONDON (Reuters) – Europe is not providing sufficient incentives for companies such as fertiliser producer Yara to transition to green technologies in stark contrast to the United States, the ch[...]
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