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By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is set to maintain ultra-low interest rates next week, and probably signal a less dovish policy outlook due to receding…

BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s iPhone sales in China slipped 0.3% while rival Huawei posted a 42% surge in the third quarter of 2024, as competition intensifies in the world’s…

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar was on the defensive on Friday following its biggest drop in a month against major peers, as it tracked a retreat in…

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s central bank conducted a medium-term loan operation on Friday while keeping the interest rate unchanged. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) issued 700 billion yuan ($98.36…

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The yen languished near a three-month trough on Friday and was headed for a fourth straight weekly loss, ahead of an election in Japan…

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s finance minister said the downside risk to the government’s forecast of 2.6% for this year’s economic growth had expanded, the Yonhap news agency reported on…

By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen discussed recent exchange-rate moves, among other topics, in a bilateral meeting held on Thursday,…

BRASILIA (Reuters) – Ministers from the G20 group of largest economies agreed on Thursday that international trade and investments should foster sustainable development and enhance the participation of women in…

By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s political parties are promising to raise the minimum wage, a step that may win votes in Sunday’s general election but could squeeze the small…