By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Markets are testing the Bank of Japan (BOJ), seeking to break its resolve to cap bond yields as soon as its policy decision on Wednesday, as rising inflation challenges the central bank’s ultra-easy monetary policy. Here are options the BOJ could take to change its yield curve control (YCC) …
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By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is under pressure to change its interest rate policy as soon as Wednesday, after the central bank’s attempt to buy itself breathing room backfired, emboldening bond investors to test its resolve. Unlike other central banks that have been aggressively raising rates to battle inflation, …
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By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s annual wholesale prices rose at a faster-than-expected pace in December, data showed on Monday, adding to recent growing signs of inflationary pressure that could force the central bank to raise interest rates soon. The 10.2% year-on-year rise in the corporate goods price index (CGPI), which measures the price companies …
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By Nimesh Vora and Dharamraj Dhutia MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee is likely to rise further this week on the back of a struggling U.S. dollar but traders were inclined to be wary of possible dollar-buying intervention by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that could limit sharp gains. Government bond yields are expected …
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BOGOTÁ, 15 ene (Reuters) – Dos personas más sospechosas de planear, pagar y contratar a quienes asesinaron en mayo en Colombia al fiscal paraguayo Marcelo Pecci fueron capturadas y puestas a órdenes de un juez, informó el domingo el fiscal general colombiano. El funcionario paraguayo de 45 años, conocido por luchar contra el crimen organizado, …
By Tim Reid LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The mayor of New York traveled to the Mexican border city of El Paso on Sunday and declared that “there is no room in New York” for busloads of migrants being sent to America’s most populous city. Eric Adams, a Democrat, was also critical of the administration of …
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By Nidhi Verma and Chen Aizhu NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -At least four Chinese-owned supertankers are shipping Russian Urals crude to China, according to trading sources and tracking data, as Moscow seeks vessels for exports after a G7 oil price cap restricted the use of Western cargo services and insurance. China, the world’s top oil importer, …
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By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s president warned on Sunday that the country faced a constitutional crisis over a contested plan to rein in the judiciary and said he was mediating between parties. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, now in his sixth term, wants to put controls on the Supreme Court, which members of his …
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BOGOTA (Reuters) – Two more people suspected of participating in the May murder of a Paraguayan prosecutor have been arrested, the Colombian prosecutor’s office said on Sunday. Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, 45, known for fighting organized crime, was shot dead on the island of Baru near the Caribbean city of Cartagena while honeymooning with his wife. …
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By Naveen Thukral and Bernadette Christina SINGAPORE/JAKARTA (Reuters) -A move by top palm oil exporter Indonesia to restrict shipments and boost domestic biodiesel consumption is set to squeeze global vegetable oil supplies already undercut by lower output in Southeast Asia and Latin America. Edible oil buyers, including price-sensitive consumers in South Asia and Africa, will …
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