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PRESS MEETING RIKSBANK'S INTEREST RATE ANNOUNCEMENT

Riksbank Governor Erik Thedéen during a press conference, in Stockholm, after the announcement that the Riksbank will leave the policy rate unchanged at 1.75 percent.Photo: Pontus Lundahl / TT / Code 10050

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White House

Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios speaks during an announcement on using artificial intelligence to treat childhood cancer in the Oval Office at the White House Sept. 30, 2025. Photo by Francis Chung/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RIKSBANKEN INTEREST RATE ANNOUNCEMENT MALMÖ

Riksbank Governor Erik Thedéen holds a press conference in Malmö after Tuesday's interest rate announcement. the Executive Board has decided to cut the policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 1.75 per cent. The Riksbank held its interest rate meeting in Malmö as part of its preparedness work. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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RIKSBANKEN INTEREST RATE ANNOUNCEMENT

MALMÖ 2025-09-23 Riksbank Governor Erik Thedéen holds a press conference in Malmö after Tuesday's interest rate announcement. the Executive Board has decided to cut the policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 1.75 per cent. The Riksbank held its interest rate meeting in Malmö as part of its preparedness work. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 50090

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India Business Gold - India

An Indian jewellery craftsman heats a gold necklace at a jewellery manufacturing unit in Kolkata, on June 16,2025,Gold prices hit a record high in the domestic futures market due to rising tensions between Israel and Iran. However, gains were limited by a stronger dollar and weak spot market demand, as investors waited for the US Fed policy announcement on June 18. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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India Business Gold - India

An Indian jewellery craftsman heats a gold necklace at a jewellery manufacturing unit in Kolkata, on June 16,2025,Gold prices hit a record high in the domestic futures market due to rising tensions between Israel and Iran. However, gains were limited by a stronger dollar and weak spot market demand, as investors waited for the US Fed policy announcement on June 18. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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India Business Gold - India

An Indian jewellery craftsman heats a gold necklace at a jewellery manufacturing unit in Kolkata, on June 16,2025,Gold prices hit a record high in the domestic futures market due to rising tensions between Israel and Iran. However, gains were limited by a stronger dollar and weak spot market demand, as investors waited for the US Fed policy announcement on June 18. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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India Business Gold - India

An Indian jewellery craftsman works on a gold necklace at a jewellery manufacturing unit in Kolkata, on June 16,2025,Gold prices hit a record high in the domestic futures market due to rising tensions between Israel and Iran. However, gains were limited by a stronger dollar and weak spot market demand, as investors waited for the US Fed policy announcement on June 18. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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India Business Gold - India

An Indian jewellery craftsman heats a gold necklace at a jewellery manufacturing unit in Kolkata, on June 16,2025,Gold prices hit a record high in the domestic futures market due to rising tensions between Israel and Iran. However, gains were limited by a stronger dollar and weak spot market demand, as investors waited for the US Fed policy announcement on June 18. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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India Business Gold - India

An Indian jewellery craftsman works on a gold necklace at a jewellery manufacturing unit in Kolkata, on June 16,2025,Gold prices hit a record high in the domestic futures market due to rising tensions between Israel and Iran. However, gains were limited by a stronger dollar and weak spot market demand, as investors waited for the US Fed policy announcement on June 18. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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India Business Gold - India

An Indian jewellery craftsman heats a gold necklace at a jewellery manufacturing unit in Kolkata, on June 16,2025,Gold prices hit a record high in the domestic futures market due to rising tensions between Israel and Iran. However, gains were limited by a stronger dollar and weak spot market demand, as investors waited for the US Fed policy announcement on June 18. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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India Business Gold - India

An Indian jewellery craftsman heats a gold necklace at a jewellery manufacturing unit in Kolkata, on June 16,2025,Gold prices hit a record high in the domestic futures market due to rising tensions between Israel and Iran. However, gains were limited by a stronger dollar and weak spot market demand, as investors waited for the US Fed policy announcement on June 18. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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India Business Gold - India

An Indian jewellery craftsman heats a gold necklace at a jewellery manufacturing unit in Kolkata, on June 16,2025,Gold prices hit a record high in the domestic futures market due to rising tensions between Israel and Iran. However, gains were limited by a stronger dollar and weak spot market demand, as investors waited for the US Fed policy announcement on June 18. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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India Business Gold - India

An Indian jewellery craftsman heats a gold necklace at a jewellery manufacturing unit in Kolkata, on June 16,2025,Gold prices hit a record high in the domestic futures market due to rising tensions between Israel and Iran. However, gains were limited by a stronger dollar and weak spot market demand, as investors waited for the US Fed policy announcement on June 18. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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India Business Gold - India

An Indian jewellery craftsman heats a gold necklace at a jewellery manufacturing unit in Kolkata, on June 16,2025,Gold prices hit a record high in the domestic futures market due to rising tensions between Israel and Iran. However, gains were limited by a stronger dollar and weak spot market demand, as investors waited for the US Fed policy announcement on June 18. Photo by Debajyoti Chakraborty/Middle East/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Fed keeps interest rates unchanged at 5.25-5.5 pct as inflation cools

STORY: U.S. Fed keeps interest rates unchanged at 5.25-5.5 pct as inflation cools SHOOTING TIME: June 12, 2024 DATELINE: June 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference STORYLINE: The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday left interest rates unchanged at a 22-year high of 5.25 percent to 5.5 percent as the latest consumer price data shows that inflation seems to be cooling. In a statement after the two-day policy meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Fed's policy-setting body, reiterated that the committee does not expect it will be appropriate to reduce the target range "until it has gained greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2 percent." In addition, the committee will continue reducing its holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities, the FOMC said. The Fed's announcement came just a few hours after the U.S. Labor Department reported that the

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Dollar drops to 153 yen range

A screen in Tokyo shows on the morning of May 2, 2024, the U.S. dollar trading in the lower 153 yen range, down sharply from the 157 yen range seen before the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest policy decision announcement, with speculation mounting that Japanese authorities carried out yen-buying intervention.

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Dollar drops to 153 yen range

Screens at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo on the morning of May 2, 2024, show the U.S. dollar trading in the lower 153 yen range, down sharply from the 157 yen range seen before the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest policy decision announcement, with speculation mounting that Japanese authorities carried out yen-buying intervention.

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Bank of Japan keeps interest rate unchanged, yen sinks below 156

STORY: Bank of Japan keeps interest rate unchanged, yen sinks below 156 SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: April 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bank of Japan 2. various of city view in Tokyo 3. various of fresh food in supermarkets 4. various of city view in Tokyo STORYLINE: The Japanese central bank on Friday maintained its policy rate unchanged after wrapping up its two-day policy meeting, which sent the Japanese yen to its fresh 34-year low past the 156 line. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided to guide short-term interest rates in a range of zero and 0.1 percent, a month after it ended the negative interest rate policy in its first rate hike in 17 years. The announcement weakened the country's currency against the U.S. dollar to the lowest level since May 1990, raising the risk of forex intervention by Japanese authorities. The BOJ, which also maintained its policy regarding government bond buying, said the country's core inflation, which excludes volatile

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Country Garden Filed For Liquidation

FUYANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 28, 2024 - A Country Garden residential building is seen in Fuyang city, Anhui province, China, February 28, 2024. In an announcement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Country Garden said that EVER CREDIT filed a winding-up petition against the company in the High Court of Hong Kong on February 27 in relation to an unpaid term loan of approximately HK $1.6 billion in principal between the petitioner (lender) and the Company (borrower), together with accrued interest.

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Country Garden Filed For Liquidation

FUYANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 28, 2024 - People pass by the residential corridor of Country Garden residential community in Fuyang city, Anhui province, China, February 28, 2024. In an announcement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Country Garden said that EVER CREDIT filed a winding-up petition against the company in the High Court of Hong Kong on February 27 in relation to an unpaid term loan of approximately HK $1.6 billion in principal between the petitioner (lender) and the Company (borrower), together with accrued interest.

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Country Garden Filed For Liquidation

FUYANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 28, 2024 - People pass by the residential corridor of Country Garden residential community in Fuyang city, Anhui province, China, February 28, 2024. In an announcement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Country Garden said that EVER CREDIT filed a winding-up petition against the company in the High Court of Hong Kong on February 27 in relation to an unpaid term loan of approximately HK $1.6 billion in principal between the petitioner (lender) and the Company (borrower), together with accrued interest.

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Country Garden Filed For Liquidation

FUYANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 28, 2024 - People pass by the residential corridor of Country Garden residential community in Fuyang city, Anhui province, China, February 28, 2024. In an announcement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Country Garden said that EVER CREDIT filed a winding-up petition against the company in the High Court of Hong Kong on February 27 in relation to an unpaid term loan of approximately HK $1.6 billion in principal between the petitioner (lender) and the Company (borrower), together with accrued interest.

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Country Garden Filed For Liquidation

FUYANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 28, 2024 - People pass by the residential corridor of Country Garden residential community in Fuyang city, Anhui province, China, February 28, 2024. In an announcement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Country Garden said that EVER CREDIT filed a winding-up petition against the company in the High Court of Hong Kong on February 27 in relation to an unpaid term loan of approximately HK $1.6 billion in principal between the petitioner (lender) and the Company (borrower), together with accrued interest.

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Country Garden Filed For Liquidation

FUYANG, CHINA - FEBRUARY 28, 2024 - A Country Garden residential building is seen in Fuyang city, Anhui province, China, February 28, 2024. In an announcement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Country Garden said that EVER CREDIT filed a winding-up petition against the company in the High Court of Hong Kong on February 27 in relation to an unpaid term loan of approximately HK $1.6 billion in principal between the petitioner (lender) and the Company (borrower), together with accrued interest.

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India's central bank keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5 pct

STORY: India's central bank keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5 pct DATELINE: Oct. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 3. various of markets STORYLINE: India's central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on Friday kept the key policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 percent. This was the fourth time when the RBI kept the repo rate steady. Addressing media persons in financial capital Mumbai, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said, "After a detailed assessment of the evolving macroeconomic and financial developments and the outlook, RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided unanimously to keep the Policy Repo Rate unchanged at 6.5 percent." The announcement came after the RBI's six-member MPC held a meeting on Oct. 4-6. The RBI governor stated that the retail inflation was projected at 5.4 percent for the financial year 2023-24 through next March. "Headline inflation had surged in July driven by tomatoes an

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China Stock Market Stamp Duty Halved

ANQING, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2023 - Investors pay attention to the stock market at a securities business hall in Anqing city, East China's Anhui province, Aug. 28, 2023. Recently, the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation issued the Announcement on Halving the Stamp Tax on Securities Transactions, which will be halved from August 28. According to statistics, at present, there are more than 220 million individual investors in China's stock market, accounting for 99.76% of investors in the whole market. Reducing the stamp duty tax rate of securities transactions is conducive to enabling the tax reduction policy to benefit the majority of small and micro investors.

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China Stock Market Stamp Duty Halved

ANQING, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2023 - Investors pay attention to the stock market at a securities business hall in Anqing city, East China's Anhui province, Aug. 28, 2023. Recently, the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation issued the Announcement on Halving the Stamp Tax on Securities Transactions, which will be halved from August 28. According to statistics, at present, there are more than 220 million individual investors in China's stock market, accounting for 99.76% of investors in the whole market. Reducing the stamp duty tax rate of securities transactions is conducive to enabling the tax reduction policy to benefit the majority of small and micro investors.

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China Stock Market Stamp Duty Halved

ANQING, CHINA - AUGUST 28, 2023 - Investors pay attention to the stock market at a securities business hall in Anqing city, East China's Anhui province, Aug. 28, 2023. Recently, the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation issued the Announcement on Halving the Stamp Tax on Securities Transactions, which will be halved from August 28. According to statistics, at present, there are more than 220 million individual investors in China's stock market, accounting for 99.76% of investors in the whole market. Reducing the stamp duty tax rate of securities transactions is conducive to enabling the tax reduction policy to benefit the majority of small and micro investors.

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Japan policy on resumption of nuclear plants

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, Japan's minister in charge of nuclear accidents, leaves the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 11, 2011. Prime Minister Naoto Kan met with Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano, industry minister Banri Kaieda and Hosono at the office before the announcement of the government's policy on resumption of nuclear power plants which requires idled plants to undergo additional safety assessments called ''stress tests.''

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5 lawmakers file candidacies for LDP leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - Five candidates for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party presidential election -- (From L to R) Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Kaoru Yosano, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, LDP Secretary General Taro Aso, former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike and former LDP policy chief Nobuteru Ishihara -- pose for photos after a joint news conference at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 10. The election will be held on Sept. 22 following the abrupt resignation announcement Sept. 1 of Yasuo Fukuda, who doubles as LDP chief and prime minister.

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5 lawmakers file candidacies for LDP leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - Five candidates for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party presidential election -- (From L to R) Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Kaoru Yosano, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, LDP Secretary General Taro Aso, former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike and former LDP policy chief Nobuteru Ishihara -- pose for photos after a joint news conference at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 10. The election will be held on Sept. 22 following the abrupt resignation announcement Sept. 1 of Yasuo Fukuda, who doubles as LDP chief and prime minister.

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(2)Japan's economy shrinks 0.1% in Oct.-Dec. qtr

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Heizo Takeneka speaks at a press conference following the official announcement on Feb. 16 that Japan's economy shrank 0.1 percent in real terms in the October-December period from the previous quarter, down for the third straight quarter.

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Japan's Oct.-Dec. GDP grows 1.7% on quarter

TOKYO, Japan - Economic & Fiscal Policy Minister Heizo Takenaka speaks to reporters Feb. 18 following announcement that Japan's economy grew 1.7% in real terms in the October-December period for the fourth straight quarterly increase or at an annualized 7.0%.

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Takenaka defends 2nd extra budget after weak GDP data release

TOKYO, Japan - Heizo Takenaka, state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, speaks at a press conference at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on March 8 following the office's announcement that Japan's gross national product (GDP) shrank an annualized 4.5% in the October-December quarter.

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N. Korea holds parliament amid virus, no foreign policy announcement

PYONGYANG, North Korea : A man watches a street TV in Pyongyang on April 13, 2020, displaying news that North Korea convened a session of the Supreme People's Assembly the previous day for the first time since last August.

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Japan PM Kishida meets with startup company leaders

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (L, background) holds talks with leaders of startup companies in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2022, following his announcement of a five-year plan to foster such companies in a policy speech in January. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Kishida meets with startup company leaders

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds talks with leaders of startup companies in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2022, following his announcement of a five-year plan to foster such companies in a policy speech in January. (Pool photo)

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Takenaka defends 2nd extra budget after weak GDP data release

TOKYO, Japan - Heizo Takenaka, state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, speaks at a press conference at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on March 8 following the office's announcement that Japan's gross national product (GDP) shrank an annualized 4.5% in the October-December quarter.

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(2)Japan's economy shrinks 0.1% in Oct.-Dec. qtr

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Heizo Takeneka speaks at a press conference following the official announcement on Feb. 16 that Japan's economy shrank 0.1 percent in real terms in the October-December period from the previous quarter, down for the third straight quarter. (Kyodo)

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Chinese media blame hostage's death on Japanese foreign policy

Photo shows Chinese newspapers on Feb. 2, 2015, reporting about the hostage crisis involving two Japanese men. Chinese media took aim at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's foreign policy in the wake of the announcement by the militant group Islamic State that it had killed its second Japanese hostage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5 lawmakers file candidacies for LDP leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - Five candidates for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party presidential election -- (From L to R) Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Kaoru Yosano, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, LDP Secretary General Taro Aso, former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike and former LDP policy chief Nobuteru Ishihara -- pose for photos after a joint news conference at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 10. The election will be held on Sept. 22 following the abrupt resignation announcement Sept. 1 of Yasuo Fukuda, who doubles as LDP chief and prime minister. (Kyodo)

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5 lawmakers file candidacies for LDP leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - Five candidates for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party presidential election -- (From L to R) Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Kaoru Yosano, former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, LDP Secretary General Taro Aso, former Defense Minister Yuriko Koike and former LDP policy chief Nobuteru Ishihara -- pose for photos after a joint news conference at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 10. The election will be held on Sept. 22 following the abrupt resignation announcement Sept. 1 of Yasuo Fukuda, who doubles as LDP chief and prime minister. (Kyodo)

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Japan policy on resumption of nuclear plants

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, Japan's minister in charge of nuclear accidents, leaves the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 11, 2011. Prime Minister Naoto Kan met with Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano, industry minister Banri Kaieda and Hosono at the office before the announcement of the government's policy on resumption of nuclear power plants which requires idled plants to undergo additional safety assessments called ''stress tests.'' (Kyodo)

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Japan's Oct.-Dec. GDP grows 1.7% on quarter

TOKYO, Japan - Economic & Fiscal Policy Minister Heizo Takenaka speaks to reporters Feb. 18 following announcement that Japan's economy grew 1.7% in real terms in the October-December period for the fourth straight quarterly increase or at an annualized 7.0%. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Oct.-Dec. GDP grows 1.7% on quarter

TOKYO, Japan - Economic & Fiscal Policy Minister Heizo Takenaka speaks to reporters Feb. 18 following announcement that Japan's economy grew 1.7% in real terms in the October-December period for the fourth straight quarterly increase or at an annualized 7.0%. (Kyodo)