TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's core inflation slowed for a second straight month in April due to milder food inflation while staying comfortably above the central bank's 2% target, government data showed on Friday.
The nationwide core consumer price index (CPI), which excludes fresh food items, rose 2.2% from a year earlier after rising 2.6% in March. It matched the median market forecast.
The "core core" index, which excludes both fresh food and... (continue reading...)
By Jasper Ward
(Reuters) - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on Thursday called a special session of his state's legislature to get President Joe Biden on its ballot for the Nov. 5 presidential election.
The session, which will be held on May 28, aims to pass legislation ensuring both Biden and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will be on Ohio's ballot in November, DeWine said in a statement.
The move by the Republican... (continue reading...)
By Brad Brooks
(Reuters) - Tennessee's attorney general said on Thursday that his office was investigating a company's effort to auction off Graceland, singer Elvis Presley's famed mansion in Memphis.
Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said in a statement that his office was investigating if any fraud was carried out by Naussany Investments & Private Lending, which on Wednesday abandoned its plan to auction Graceland.
... (continue reading...)By Tom Westbrook
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A shortening of U.S. stock settlement window next week is expected to upend trading for Asian money managers, pushing some to secure funds in the early hours of their mornings when currency markets are at their thinnest and most jumpy.
From May 28, investors from Singapore, Tokyo or Seoul who buy U.S. shares during the Wall Street day will have just 24 hours to validate their trades and convert their... (continue reading...)
By Clare Jim
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China announced "historic" steps last week to stabilise its crisis-hit property sector, aiming to clear inventory and boost homebuyer demand.
Here is what we know so far:
WHAT ARE THE NEW MEASURES?
The package includes cutting downpayment requirements and removing the floor for mortgage rates to entice buyers back into the market.
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