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Speculators are getting ready to take on the Bank of Japan yet again as new governor Kazuo Ueda gears up for his first policy meeting next week.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. climbed as much as 1.4% after reaffirming its target for capital spending this year, in a sign Apple Inc.’s main chipmaker intends to shore up its lead in advanced semiconductors ahead of a tech recovery.

Prosecutors in New Mexico are dropping charges actor and producer Alec Baldwin faced as a result of a fatal shooting during the production of the film Rust.

Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has at long last sold his predecessor’s jet, though at a fraction of what he hoped for.

India’s economic activity stayed resilient in March though the weakening pace of exports and an increase in unemployment dimmed the outlook for the country that’s surpassing China as the most populous nation.

China’s massive coal imports last month included record purchases from Russia and Mongolia and a significant increase in cargoes from Australia, according to the latest Chinese customs data.

The People’s Bank of China pledged to make sure interest rates are appropriate and that credit remains stable, as it draws lessons from the Silicon Valley Bank crisis.

Japan’s inflation continued to outpace expectations, adding to intense scrutiny over next week’s Bank of Japan policy meeting — the first under its new chief Kazuo Ueda.

Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley said rival Tesla Inc. could start a price war and turn certain electric vehicle models into commodities after it cut prices for the second time in a month this past week.

South Korea is poised to extend its dominance over the global memory-chip market at China’s expense as US export controls shift the dynamics of semiconductor supply chains, a leading industry forecaster predicts.