Bank of Japan keeps monetary policy unchanged, sees slightly higher inflation in fiscal 2024
The Bank of Japan kept its policy rate unchanged Friday after its monetary policy meeting, holding its benchmark policy rate at 0%-0.1%.
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Japanese yen weakens to 156 against dollar after Bank of Japan leaves rates unchanged
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Former Tesla SVP Drew Baglino is selling $181.5 million worth of stock, SEC filing says
Former Tesla executive Drew Baglino, who announced his resignation earlier this month, sold shares in the electric vehicle company worth around $181.5 million, according to a filing on Thursday with the SEC.
Alphabet tempers fears that it's falling behind in AI with blowout first-quarter results
Alphabet went into its earnings report on Thursday facing concerns about the growth of its core Google ads business and the company's ability to generate profits from its hefty investments in artificial intelligence.
Asia was most impacted by extreme weather and climate in 2023, UN report shows
Asia was the most disaster-hit region in the world last year as extreme weather and climate threats intensified amid global warming, according to the World Meteorological Organization, the UN's weather agency.
Philippines says ‘foreign actor’ behind Marcos Jnr deepfake urging military action against China
The government is investigating the spread of the manipulated video and will file cases against those responsible, the communications office said in a statement on Friday. The deepfakes “seemingly asking the armed forces to act against another nation” have since been taken down, the office said, without mentioning China.
Taiwan to tear down Chiang Kai-shek statues, Hong Kong’s sushi packaging guessing game: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week
Some overseas attendees at Canton Fair said that despite the reports in the West of the threats caused by China’s overcapacity in the new energy sector, they cannot resist the temptation to see how cheap and affordable the Chinese products are.
S&P 500 futures pop in overnight trading, boosted by Alphabet and Microsoft: Live updates
Stock futures rose in overnight trading Thursday as Big Tech names Alphabet and Microsoft saw shares rally on strong earnings.