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[ad_1] Bets on more aggressive monetary easing in a number of advanced economies risk making the Bank of Japan stand out all the more for contemplating raising, not lowering interest rates.Bank of England Gov. Andrew Bailey said his central bank can become "a bit more activist” in its approach to lowering rates, in remarks published Thursday. The euro is heading for its longest daily losing streak since April as traders […]

[ad_1] Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is planning in principle for his ruling Liberal Democratic Party to officially endorse lawmakers involved in the party's "slush fund" scandal in the upcoming general election, sources said Friday.As some in the party still believe there should be some sort of penalties for these party members, the LDP will continue discussions on the matter to make a final decision by Wednesday, when Ishiba is set […]

[ad_1] BEIRUT/JERUSALEM – Israel said it had targeted the intelligence headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut and was assessing the damage on Friday after a series of strikes on senior figures in the group that Iran's Supreme Leader dismissed as counterproductive.Israel has been weighing options in its response to Iran's ballistic missile attack on Tuesday, which Iran had carried out in response to Israel's military action in Lebanon.Oil prices have risen […]

[ad_1] Tokyo Game Show (TGS) is hardly the place for fashion, yet by the time the four-day gaming showcase wrapped up on Sept. 29, the only thing on everyone’s lips were “J91-WSDB” — the $1,700 (about ¥250,000) jacket worn by Hideo Kojima during his stage appearance to promote Death Stranding 2: On The Beach.Designed in collaboration with luxury outerwear brand Acronym, the jacket sold out within minutes of its announcement. […]

[ad_1] It’s been an unusually hot start to October, and high temperatures are set to continue.Some regions are also expected to experience above-average precipitation, the Meteorological Agency said in its forecast for the month, released Thursday.October’s heat continues a run of high temperatures stretching back at least through the summer, with eastern and western Japan witnessing their hottest Septembers since records began in 1946. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] In a first for the nation, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government passed an ordinance to protect workers from customer harassment — aggressive behavior and unreasonable demands from customers toward staffers — at a metropolitan assembly session held on Friday.The order is to be implemented from April next year, with plans for the metropolitan government to develop more detailed guidelines, but it does not include any criminal punishment.“The main philosophy (of […]

[ad_1] Seven & I Holdings is considering selling a stake in its supermarket unit ahead of a planned listing of the business, two sources said, as the 7-Eleven owner aims to speed up an overhaul after rejecting a takeover from Alimentation Couche-Tard.Neither the timeline of the potential sale nor the size of the stake were immediately clear. Seven & I was considering selling to an investor such as a fund, […]

[ad_1] BRUSSELS – Brussels will stick to plans to impose hefty tariffs on China-made electric vehicles, the EU executive said on Friday, even after the bloc's leading economy Germany rejected them and exposed a rift over its biggest trade row with Beijing in a decade. The proposed duties on Chinese-built EVs of up to 45% would cost carmakers billions of extra dollars to bring cars into the bloc and are […]

[ad_1] Luxembourg – The EU's top court said on Friday some international soccer rules regulating player transfers are contrary to the bloc's laws, in a landmark decision that could shake up the system.The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) was called on to decide a long-running dispute between former French soccer player Lassana Diarra and FIFA over what happens when players unilaterally terminate their contract.In a highly anticipated […]