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Bank of Japan officials are pondering the question of whether to tweak the settings of the yield-curve control program as domestic long-term interest rates float higher in tandem with those in the US, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Sunday, without saying where it obtained the information.

Power Capital Renewable Energy, one of the UK’s biggest developers of solar energy and battery storage, has been put up for sale by its private equity backers with an expected post-money valuation of €400 million ($424 million), the Times reported, citing sources it didn’t identify.

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party faces two special elections on Sunday, where any loss would be a fresh setback for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, whose public support has sagged to its lowest since he took office.

Hollywood studios and the SAG-AFTRA actors’ union will resume negotiations on Tuesday, more than a week after suspending talks aimed at resolving a months-long labor dispute.

Saudi Arabia is considering the purchase of 54 Rafale fighter jets from French manufacturer Dassault Aviation SA, according to a report in La Tribune.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has no plans to step down before the next election, his spokesman said after the Observer newspaper reported that Hunt would resign from Parliament before the vote.

NATO is increasingly concerned about China’s shipping on Russia’s Northern Sea route, and the possibility that its commercial and scientific interests could be a precursor to a Chinese military presence in the Arctic, the alliance’s senior military officer said.

A surprisingly strong US economy and mixed signals from the Federal Reserve have fueled some of the wildest swings in Treasuries in recent memory. Add geopolitical angst and a surge in debt supply and you have a recipe for sustained volatility for months to come, market watchers say.