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TOKYO (Reuters) -- Many Bank of Japan policymakers saw the need to keep raising interest rates, with some calling for timely action on mounting inflationary pressures, minutes of their January meeting showed, highlighting their hawkish bias even before the Iran war boosted oil prices.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The Iran war is already taking a toll on major economies around the world, according to business surveys on Tuesday which showed how a surge in energy prices and rising uncertainty were dampening activity and pushing inflation expectations higher.
Aquaculture in the far-western region is expected to grow even more rapidly after a dependence on imported eggs is diminished or ended
A group of masked thugs filmed themselves terrorizing shoppers in a coordinated attack on a swanky Los Angeles farmers market over the weekend.
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Inflation was starting to stabilise before the outbreak of the war in Iran, with new figures showing prices barely budging through February.
Inflation eased slightly last month. (ABC News)
Hong Kong flag carrier’s decision to extend flight suspensions due to war may have only limited financial impact on overall passenger operations, they say
Sirens sounded in Jerusalem and a blast was heard in the city, while an explosion was also heard in the skies over Jericho in the West Bank
A San Francisco home that was the site of a grisly quadruple murder-suicide just months ago has officially hit the market — and it’s priced to move at $1.49 million.
As investors await Hong Kong’s first stablecoin licences, two experts discuss the assets’ integration with the city’s economy – and the world’s
Arm Holdings stock popped 6% in after-hours trading on Tuesday as CEO Rene Haas announced 2031 annual revenue expectations that were more than six times what it was in 2025.
The impact of the war in the Middle East is likely to reshape the global economy for years – is this the moment for Australia to change the way it thinks about energy? Post your questions now for our climate and environment editor
Traders bet more than half a billion dollars on the price of crude only 15 minutes before US President Donald Trump announced a five-day delay to attacks on Iran’s energy infrastructure that sent the market plunging, exchange data and Reuters calculations showed.
Australian shares are set to rise as the market opens, after a volatile session on Wall Street where investors swayed between fears of rising oil prices and hopes for a resolution to the US-Israeli war on Iran.
A man has been arrested over two bank robberies that allegedly took place almost 30 years ago. (Supplied: NSW Police)
U.S. stock indexes slipped and gave back some of their rallies from the day before, while oil prices got back to rising.
Kendra Wilkinson admitted the honest reason she’s taking GLP-1 shots — and it’s financial.
Senior leaders from Sri Lanka’s banking sector convened in Colombo on 17 March for the “Fraud Management Deep Dive 2026”, co-hosted by IFINITY, a BFSI-focused digital transformation partner and system integrator, together with BPC, a global leader in payment solutions. The forum focused on how financial institutions…
Bank of Ceylon has donated 300 computers to the University of Peradeniya to support the restoration of facilities affected by Cyclone Ditwah, which struck Sri Lanka in November last year.
The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has undertaken the renovation of Ward No. 03 at the historic De Soysa Hospital for Women in celebration of International Women’s Day, underscoring its ongoing commitment to women’s empowerment.
LOLC Holdings PLC has once again been crowned People’s Financial Services Brand of the Year at the SLIM Kantar People’s Choice Awards 2026, achieving a truly historic milestone by securing the title for the tenth consecutive year.
The Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM) is set to host its flagship Women in Tech Conference bringing together an exceptional lineup of global visionaries and local trailblazersto explore the evolving role of women in the digital economy.
President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that the billions of dollars Russian oil and gas companies are poised to reap from the war in Iran should be used to pay off their debts.
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The 42nd Mercantile Badminton Association (MBA) Novices Badminton Championship successfully concluded on Sunday, bringing the curtain down on a week of competitive action held at the MBA courts.
The Trump administration is moving to block new foreign-made internet routers from entering the US market, citing national security fears tied to Chinese brands like TP-Link.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised that ensuring food security of the country and its people remains a top priority of the Government. Accordingly, the President instructed the Agriculture Ministry and private sector companies to jointly formulate a programme to maintain sufficient fertiliser stocks in th…
Siyapatha Finance PLC, a subsidiary of Sampath Bank PLC and a prominent leader in Sri Lanka’s non-banking financial sector, announces the resounding success of its recent debenture issuance, which received an overwhelming response from investors, meeting and surpassing all expectations.
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The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the setting up of an expert committee for the development of the energy economy to speed up investments in that sector.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda who is in Sri Lanka for a three-day official visit yesterday engaged in an aerial and ground assessment of areas impacted by Cyclone “Ditwah” at Aranayake in the Kegalle District.
The US stock market is swinging between losses and gains Tuesday as uncertainty continues about how long the war with Iran will last.
Dave Thomas purchases gasoline at a station Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
United Airlines likes big cabins — but that means big price increases.
Prosecutors examining suspicions of bribery say searches were carried out at several locations, including the Edmond de Rothschild bank
Micron's blowout second-quarter earnings report fueled by a surge in memory demand hasn't been a boon for the stock.
I LATION could surge to as high as 14.3 percent if global oil prices remain elevated for months, a Cabinet official said on Tuesday.
Prediction market bettors aren't confident that a key oil passageway in the Middle East will reopen in the next few weeks, despite some hope that the U.S. and Iran might find a way out of the war.
Stablecoin issuer Circle is tumbling after competitor Tether announced it has hired an unnamed Big Four accounting firm to audit its USDT reserves for the first time.
PARIS (AP) — French financial prosecutors said Tuesday that searches were carried out at several locations, including the Paris arm of Swiss private bank Edmond de Rothschild, as part of an investigation tied to revelations from the files on Jeffrey Epstein.
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing will examine what Republicans are calling Joe Biden’s “Watergate.”