Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Beijing on Saturday, a little over 50 years since his predecessor Gough Whitlam’s historic journey to China. But while Albanese may be following in the steps of Whitlam, who forged ties with China in 1972, he was careful first to travel to …
Read More »Bitcoin Price Odds Predict a Steady Upswing By Close of 2023
The true value of Bitcoin has oscillated at around $27,000 for the past month, and odds-setters are certainly not taking any chances with many observers predicting a recovery beyond $30,000 by the end of 2023. BetOnline have set their Bitcoin value over/under spread at surprisingly low benchmark of $21,000 by …
Read More »Gritty Aussie pair steady wobbly tourists in India
Usman Khawaja was dismissed within sight of another century as KL Rahul pulled off a spectacular catch in the second Test between Australia and India. Up until that point, the Aussie opener had been solid in his 81 and far more positive than he had been in Nagpur. Khawaja was …
Read More »China holds interest rates steady despite COVID, Ukraine woes
The People’s Bank of China keeps one-year loan prime rate at 3.7 percent and the five-year rate at 4.6 percent. China held key interest rates for corporate and household loans steady on Wednesday, a surprise move that signals Beijing remains cautious about policy easing even as COVID-19 and the Ukraine …
Read More »Indonesia’s central bank cuts growth outlook, holds rates steady
Bank Indonesia keeps benchmark interest rate at 3.50 percent, in line with forecasts. Indonesia’s central bank has cut its 2022 economic growth outlook amid risks from inflation and geopolitical tensions while it left interest rates at a record low to bolster the recovery. Bank Indonesia (BI) on Tuesday kept the …
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