Over 90% of market players expect BOJ to keep rates steady this week, survey shows

TOKYO (Reuters) – Over 90% of market participants expect the Bank of Japan to keep interest rates steady at this week’s policy meeting, a survey by money market brokerage Ueda Yagi Tanshi showed on Tuesday. The survey was conducted on Dec. 12-16 targeting 150 banks, securities firms, insurers and other financial institutions, ahead of the …

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Taipei mayor calls for reduced tensions during rare visit of Chinese officials

TAIPEI (Reuters) -The mayor of Taiwan’s capital told visiting Chinese officials on Tuesday he hoped for peace and wanted less of the “howls of ships and aircraft” around the island, saying dialogue trumps confrontation. China, which views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, sends warplanes and warships near the island on an almost daily basis, …

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Explainer-What do we know about investigations faced by South Korean President Yoon?

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, several cabinet ministers, military commanders and police officials face criminal investigations over the president’s botched attempt on Dec. 3 to impose martial law. Prosecutors, the police and the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials have all launched probes into Yoon and the officials, seeking …

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Rescuers comb debris for survivors, count dead in cyclone-hit Mayotte

By Dominique Vidalon and Abdou Moustoifa PARIS/MORONI (Reuters) -Emergency workers searched for survivors on Monday and battled to restore services in Mayotte, France’s poorest overseas territory, where hundreds, or even thousands, are feared dead from the worst cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean islands in nearly a century. Cyclone Chido devastated large parts of the …

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India’s Ventive Hospitality sets price band of 610-643 rupees per share in IPO

(Reuters) – Indian hotel operator Ventive Hospitality has set a price band of 610 rupees to 643 rupees per share ($7.19-$7.57) for its initial public offering, a newspaper advertisement showed on Tuesday. Ventive, backed by U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group and real estate developer Panchshil Realty, operates 11 hotels and resorts including JW Marriott …

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