TOKYO (Reuters) – When Rikuo Omori’s regular job’s wages fell by a third, he found temporary work delivering fried chicken and Thai food on his bike on the streets of Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, as a supplement. lower profits. The extra 100,000 yen ($722) a month that 26-year-old Aomori gets helps support his wife and …
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Register now to get free unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Hundreds of public apartments in Singapore, one of the world’s most expensive cities, are selling for more than 1 million Singapore dollars ($716,000), as construction delays linked to the coronavirus lead to a shortage of new units. At least two units have …
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John C. Williams, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York speaks to the Economic Club of New York in the Manhattan borough of New York, US, March 6, 2019. REUTERS / Lucas Jackson Register now to get free unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Aug 30 (Reuters) – US Federal Reserve officials …
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JACKSON HOLE, Wyo, Aug. 29 (Reuters) – The message from the world’s top financial officials is loud and clear: rampant inflation is here to stay and taming it will require an extraordinary effort, likely a recession with job losses and shock waves. developing markets. This price is still worth paying, however. Central banks have spent …
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