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Japan’s top economic panel debates potential shift away from ‘Abenomics’
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese government’s top economic policy panel on Monday held its…
House Speaker says Democrats should cap spending to avoid U.S. debt default
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday he believes Democrats would agree to cap government…
Factbox-Workers vs Macron: What to expect from Thursday’s strike
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s labour unions have made a rare joint call for major strike action on Thursday against plans…
ECB can cut carbon footprint by shedding bonds of biggest polluters
By Virginia Furness and Francesco Canepa LONDON (Reuters) -The European Central Bank could radically cut the carbon footprint of its…
Russia may hike taxes as military spending, oil price weigh on budget
By Darya Korsunskaya MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia is becoming too dependent on oil revenues to support its budget as it ramps…
Key Israel business group seeks steep cut in food tax
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s Manufacturers’ Association on Sunday proposed tax cuts on food along with a host…
Schroders gets nod to set up China fund unit as Beijing speeds up approvals
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Schroders has obtained Chinese regulatory approval to set up a wholly-owned mutual fund unit in China, as…
Qatar, UAE energy ministers say gas will be needed for long time
By Yousef Saba and Rachna Uppal ABU DHABI (Reuters) – The world will need natural gas for a long time…
U.S. lawmakers call FAA outage ‘unacceptable,’ demand a fix
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of more than 120 U.S. lawmakers told the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) its…