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Japan’s bonds fell on fiscal concerns and growing speculation that the Bank of Japan may raise interest rates in the coming months, pushing the 10-year yield to the highest since 1996.
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The end of the deposit plan could tighten banking system liquidity.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping upheld former leader Jiang Zemin’s legacy of combining economic development with firm Communist Party rule, using the centenary of his predecessor’s birth to reinforce the political foundations of his own agenda.
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A unit of China’s state-backed SDIC Commodities Co. was ordered to liquidate by a Hong Kong court, adding to the financial troubles for the metals trader as Beijing increases scrutiny on the sector.
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Shipments of silver into India are picking up despite administrative hurdles, as traders seek to capitalize on attractive premiums after a new licensing regime disrupted imports.
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Copper extended a seven-week rally to head toward a record, with a key price spread on the London Metal Exchange widening to unusual levels in a clear sign of rising competition for short-term supply.
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Sri Lanka’s inflation is expected to slow back toward the central bank’s target of 5% over the second half of this year and into next year, according to Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe.
Financial Times
Bob White adopts private equity-style tactics to deflect takeover interest and boost share price
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President Donald Trump said he told the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with South Korea, citing the cost of the drills and the signal they send to North Korea. Bloomberg's John Herskovitz breaks down the situation. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Countries adopting Chinese models will also absorb Chinese standards and governance
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A nascent rally in the Thai baht may be short-lived as the central bank is likely to maintain a dovish policy stance to support an economy hit by elevated oil prices, according to analysts.
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Gold was steady as traders weighed the competing impacts of cooling US economic data and energy-led inflation pressure on the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path.
Financial Times
President claims the joint exercises send a ‘hostile’ message to North Korea