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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s lower house of parliament on Friday approved the government nominee for the central bank’s policy board, Junko Koeda, an academic known as a fiscal and monetary hawk, paving the way for full endorsement in the legislature. Koeda, a professor specialising in macroeconomics and finance at Japan’s Waseda University, would replace former …

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(Reuters) – Apple aims to launch its artificial intelligence features in China as early as May, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. (Reporting by Rajveer Singh Pardesi in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich)

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s core consumer price inflation likely accelerated in January from the previous month and rose at the joint-fastest pace in 17 months due to high food prices and reduced energy subsidy, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. The core consumer price index (CPI), which includes oil products but excludes fresh food prices, …

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan has already initiated communication with the United States following President Donald Trump’s order on formulating plans for tariff proposal, a government spokesperson said on Friday. “We’ve already begun communicating with the U.S. side,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters. “Our country will respond appropriately while carefully examining the specific details …

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By Rahul Trivedi BENGALURU (Reuters) – Thailand’s economy likely grew at its fastest pace in over two years last quarter, driven by a surge in foreign tourists and strong exports that helped offset sluggish domestic demand, a Reuters poll of economists found. While household consumption is expected to remain under pressure despite the government’s cash …

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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean acting President Choi Sang-mok said on Friday authorities would closely monitor financial markets, citing high uncertainty over U.S. trade policy and global geopolitical factors. Choi said authorities would communicate with market participants, as they prepare to lift a stock short-selling ban imposed in November 2023 at the end of this …

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