BOJ's Kuroda vows to keep easy policy as Japan less affected by global inflation

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan will maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy as the economy has not been affected much by the global inflationary trend, Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said, stressing the country's 15-year experience with deflation is keeping wage growth subdued.

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29-06-2022

Japan May retail sales rise faster than expected as COVID curbs ease

Japanese retail sales rose for a third month in May, reinforcing views that strong consumption will lead an economic rebound this quarter, although rising inflation poses a risk to household spending for the rest of 2022.

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29-06-2022

India considers allowing some exports of raw sugar - source

India is considering allowing mills to ship out stocks of raw sugar that have piled up in ports and warehouses, trade and government sources said on Tuesday, weeks after it imposed curbs on overseas sale of the sweetener.

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28-06-2022

Exclusive: India considers allowing some exports of raw sugar - source

India is considering allowing mills to ship out stocks of raw sugar that have piled up in ports and warehouses, trade and government sources said on Tuesday, weeks after it imposed curbs on overseas sale of the sweetener.

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28-06-2022

China vows timely policy measures to cope with economic risks

China will roll out tools in its policy reserve in a timely way to cope with more economic challenges, as COVID-19 outbreaks and risks from the Ukraine crisis pose a threat to employment and price stability, a state planner official said on Tuesday.

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28-06-2022

Japan says hard to confirm impact from Russia's debt default

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday that it was "a little difficult" at present to confirm the definite impact on Japan from Russia's debt default.

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28-06-2022

Blackstone, Carlyle, Apollo to cover U.S. abortion-related travel costs

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Private equity firms Blackstone Inc, Apollo Global Management Inc and Carlyle Group Inc will reimburse U.S. employees' expenses for traveling out of state to access abortion reproduction care services.

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27-06-2022

Blackstone, Carlyle to cover U.S. abortion-related travel costs

Private equity firms Blackstone Inc and Carlyle Group Inc will reimburse U.S. employees' expenses for traveling out of state to access abortion reproduction care services.

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27-06-2022

Factbox-G7 seeks to curb Russian oil income through price cap

The Group of Seven rich nations are debating a global price cap for Russian oil that would curb Moscow's energy revenues and potentially limit its ability to fund its invasion of Ukraine.

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27-06-2022