(Reuters) -The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is considering raising its inflation forecasts in January to show price growth close to its 2% target in fiscal 2023 and 2024, Nikkei reported on Saturday. The BOJ jolted markets this month by widening its 10-year yield cap range, a move officially aimed at straightening out bond market distortions …
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HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s largest refinery, Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical (NSRP), has shut a residual fluid catalytic cracking (RFCC) unit for “troubleshooting”, two sources familiar with the matter said. “The issue was detected earlier this week and the refinery has been fixing it,” one of the sources said, adding that “the unit is expected …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s top lawmaking body has given Hong Kong leader John Lee the power to bar foreign lawyers from national security cases, removing the decision from the city’s courts, in a move likely to further fuel concerns over judicial independence. The use of foreign lawyers by both prosecutors and the defence have long …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launches do not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to Washington’s allies, the United States said. North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward the sea east of the Korean Peninsula on Saturday, according to the South Korean military. U.S. commitments to the defense …
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By Joyce Lee and Atsuko Aoyama SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward the sea east of the Korean Peninsula on Saturday, the South Korean military said. The launches were the latest in an unprecedented number of missile tests conducted by North Korea this year, as Pyongyang presses on with weapons development amid …
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By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil refiner Citgo Petroleum could face supervisory board shakeups leading to a review of its plans following Friday’s vote by Venezuela’s opposition-led National Assembly to dissolve an interim government and appoint a commission to oversee the country’s foreign assets, including Citgo. Venezuela-owned Citgo, a unit of state oil company …
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Por Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, 30 dic (Reuters) – El refinador Citgo Petroleum podría enfrentar cambios en su directorio que llevarían a una revisión de sus planes de inversión, luego de que la Asamblea Nacional opositora de Venezuela votara el viernes por eliminar el gobierno y la presidencia interina de Juan Guaidó y nombrar una comisión …
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SEÚL, 31 dic (Reuters) – Corea del Norte disparó tras misiles balísticos hacia el mar al este de la península coreana, informó el ejército surcoreano. Esta es la última de un número sin precedentes de lanzamientos de misiles realizados por Corea del Norte este año, mientras Pyongyang sigue adelante con el desarrollo de armas en …
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By Mayela Armas CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuela’s opposition national assembly voted on Friday to remove interim President Juan Guaido, dissolve his government and appoint a commission to govern the country’s foreign assets, as lawmakers seek a united front ahead of elections slated for 2024. Guaido has been the public face of Venezuela’s fractious opposition since 2019, …
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By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -FTX on Friday disputed claims by the Securities Commission of the Bahamas (SCB) that the regulator was holding $3.5 billion of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange’s assets. When the Commission seized the digital assets of FTX in November, they were worth just $296 million, FTX said in a statement. FTX urged the …
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