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Asian markets mixed as geopolitics, trade wars deplete sentiment
Asian markets mixed as geopolitics, trade wars deplete sentiment
Economy
by  AFP

Asian markets were mixed and gold hit another record high Wednesday as trade war worries cast a shadow and geopolitical concerns returned to the fore. - Gold hits new record - The Bank of Japan, as expected, stood pat on interest rates, having hiked them last month amid concerns over the outlook, particularly with regard to trade.

Bank of Japan holds rates, warning of trade uncertainty
Bank of Japan holds rates, warning of trade uncertainty
Economy
by  AFP

The Bank of Japan left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday in a widely expected move given the global economic uncertainty fuelled by US trade tariffs. The bank said on Wednesday that in Japan, "the employment and income situation has improved moderately".

'Organized chaos': $19bn airport megaproject takes shape in cramped NY
'Organized chaos': $19bn airport megaproject takes shape in cramped NY
Economy
by  AFP

New York's JFK airport is an overlapping patchwork of open terminals, giant building sites and burgeoning infrastructure, wedged in by thousands of homes on one side and the ocean on the other. At the airport, the new Terminal Six is long but narrow, wedged in to the limited space available between runways and a people-mover track.

Trump purges Democrats from US Federal Trade Commission
Trump purges Democrats from US Federal Trade Commission
Economy
by  AFP

One of two Democrats on the US Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday that President Donald Trump had fired him from the agency, which is intended to guard against unfair business practices. The other Democrat on the commission, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, also said she was fired, US media reported.

Bank of Japan expected to hold rates
Bank of Japan expected to hold rates
Economy
by  AFP

The Bank of Japan is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged in a Wednesday policy decision, with analysts pointing to economic uncertainty fuelled by US trade tariffs. Economists say bank officials are likely to keep the key interest rate at its current level of 0.5 percent when a two-day policy meeting concludes on Wednesday.