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BoE set for finely balanced pre-budget rate call
BoE set for finely balanced pre-budget rate call
Economy
by  AFP

The Bank of England is expected to hold its key interest rate unchanged on Thursday but some analysts are not ruling out a surprise cut ahead of the UK government's annual budget. "As I take my decisions on both tax and spend, I will do what is necessary to protect families from high inflation and interest rates," Reeves told the nation in a surprise pre-budget speech in Downing Street.

Asian markets bounce from selloff as US jobs beat forecasts
Asian markets bounce from selloff as US jobs beat forecasts
Economy
by  AFP

Asian markets rose Thursday to claw back some of the previous day's hefty losses as investors tracked a bounce on Wall Street sparked by jobs data that soothed worries about the US economy. The rush for cover -- which tracked big losses on Wall Street -- hammered some regional giants including Japanese tech investor SoftBank and South Korean chipmakers Samsung and SK hynix.

Boeing settles with one plaintiff in 737 MAX crash trial
Boeing settles with one plaintiff in 737 MAX crash trial
Economy
by  AFP

Boeing reached a last-minute settlement in one of two lawsuits in this week's trial in Chicago over a 2019 737 MAX crash that killed 157 people, attorneys announced Wednesday. The lawsuits stem from the March 10, 2019, flight that crashed six minutes after departing Addis Ababa for Nairobi, killing all 157 people on board.