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Yen choppy after BoJ rate hike

Business Standard 

The Japanese yen was much choppy against the US dollar after the Bank of Japan decided to raise interest rates at the end of its two-day monetary policy meeting and unveiled a detailed plan to taper its huge bond-buying programme. The BOJ said its board decided to raise the overnight call rate target to 0.25% from 0-0.1% in a 7-2 vote and decided on a quantitative tightening (QT) plan that would roughly halve monthly bond buying to 3 trillion yen ($19.63 billion), from the current 6 trillion yen, as of January-March 2026. Читать дальше...

The Venezuelan People Stay With the Bolivarian Revolution

CounterPunch 

The United States has been trying to find a solution to a problem of its own making. Having placed severe sanctions against both Iran and Russia, the United States now cannot easily find a source of energy for its European partners. Liquified natural gas from the United States is expensive and not sufficient. What the U.S. would like is to have a reliable source of oil that is easy to process and in sufficient quantities. Venezuelan oil fits the requirements, but given the U.S. sanctions on Venezuela... Читать дальше...