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BOJ Keeps Rates On Hold In Rare 6-3 Vote Split As It Warns Of Looming Stagflation
BOJ Keeps Rates On Hold In Rare 6-3 Vote Split As It Warns Of Looming Stagflation
In the first G5 central bank announcement of the week, overnight the Bank of Japan held its benchmark interest rate in a 6-3 vote, despite forecasting a sharp rise in inflation as the war in the Middle East sends commodity prices higher and clouds the global economic outlook while testing Japan's given its exposure to rising energy prices.
While the decision on Tuesday to keep rates at about 0.75% was in line with market expectations,...
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Via City AM,
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Space Nuclear Power Initiative Sends Reactor Companies Flying
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The time has come for America to get underway on nuclear power in space🇺🇸 https://t.co/fLrM4MtNbM
— NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman (@NASAAdmin) April 14, 2026
Relying on the opinion of Mr. Market is likely not the best idea in a technical scenario. Instead it's best to just look at the last attempt that...
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Netanyahu Says He Directed Israeli Military To Take More Territory in Gaza
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