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Reuters
20 minutes ago
- Business
- Reuters
BOJ board agreed to keep rate hike path, some saw need for pause, May minutes show
TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan policymakers agreed on the need to keep raising still-low interest rates, but some saw the need to pause for the time being due to uncertainty over U.S. trade policy, minutes of their April 30-May 1 policy meeting showed on Friday. Some in the nine-member board said the timing for Japan to see underlying inflation converge toward the BOJ's 2% target has been pushed back by around a year, the minutes showed.
Daily Mail
20 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Tom Brady stuns fans with new picture of his incredible physique at 47
NFL legendary quarterback and current Fox broadcaster Tom Brady has stunned fans with a new Instagram post where he posted new photos on his incredible physique at 47 years old. One of the photos from the quintet Brady posted to social media included a full-body shot, where the former Buccaneer and Patriots signal caller is shirtless, wearing only workout shorts. Brady is promoting the athletic shoe brand NOBULL with the post, where the exact pair of sneakers he is wearing are only visible in the shirtless photo. The future Hall of Famer's sneakers are gray, or the 'arctic gum' brand. '@nobull shows up wherever life takes you. At home, on the road, at work, or halfway across the world, the mindset travels with you,' Brady said in the post's caption. 'I'm always amazed by what the human body can do, and I'll always be committed to moving with purpose, one day at a time. No shortcuts, no noise, just the work and the will to keep showing up. NOBULL. #LFG' Brady can also be seen in two of the photos using a leg press, which appears to be at a high weight with one of his faces being a little in agony. The commentator also posted a pair of photos of him more in the dark during his workout. In recent weeks, Brady has been traveling the globe with two of his kids, Vivian and Benjamin, as they are off from school. In an Instagram carousel post recapping the Japanese part of the vacation, Brady can be seen holding a samurai sword, watching some sumo wrestling and posing with his kids in several different settings. In one photo, Brady even showed off a cake with a Raiders logo on it presented to his family at a restaurant. 'Japan we love you! We had SO MUCH FUN! Thank you for your hospitality and beauty!,' he wrote on Instagram.
ABC News
26 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Why are people queueing for hours for 'furry little gremlins'?
You may have heard people talking about 'Labubus', which are the most popular character in a series of toys that come in what are called 'Blind Boxes'. The toys are so in demand that people all over the world are lining up for hours to try and get one… as the toys sell out within minutes. Many then post their experience unboxing the toy on social media, not knowing which exact one they're going to get. Its big business too, with the craze pushing the founder of the store that sells the toys into China's top 10 list of richest people, now with a net worth of more than 22 billion US dollars. Sarah Morice spoke with Professor Joshua Dale has written a book called 'Irresistible: How Cuteness Wired our Brains and Conquered the World'. He's also a Professor at Chuo University, in Tokyo.
NHK
36 minutes ago
- Health
- NHK
One person dies from suspected heatstroke in Japan, 100 hospitalized in Tokyo
The heatwave gripping Japan has turned deadly. Officials in the central prefecture of Gifu say one person has died from suspected heatstroke. A 90-year-old man was found lying in a field in the town of Ikeda on Thursday afternoon. He was rushed to a hospital but later pronounced dead. Meanwhile, Tokyo Fire Department officials say that as of 9 p.m. on Thursday, 100 people in the capital aged between 11 and 97 had been taken to hospital during the day for suspected symptoms of heatstroke. The officials say one of them is in critical condition while two others are in serious condition. The Tokyo Metropolitan Medical Examiner's Office says two people in their 70s who died in the capital this month are believed to have suffered heatstroke. It says they were not using air conditioners at the time of their deaths.
Reuters
36 minutes ago
- Business
- Reuters
Japan's core inflation hits 2-year high, keeps rate-hike bets alive
TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Japan's core inflation hit 3.7% in May, the fastest annual pace in more than two years and keeping pressure on the central bank to resume interest rate hikes. The data underscores the challenge the Bank of Japan faces in juggling mounting pressure from sticky food inflation and risks to the fragile economy from U.S. tariffs. The increase in the core consumer price index (CPI), which excludes volatile fresh food costs, compared with a median market forecast for a 3.6% gain and followed a 3.5% rise in April. It was the fastest annual pace since 4.2% marked in January 2023, government data showed on Friday. A separate index that strips away the effects of both volatile fresh food and fuel costs, which is closely watched by the BOJ as a better indicator of demand-driven price moves, rose 3.3% in May from a year earlier after a 3.0% rise in April. It was the fastest year-on-year rise since January 2024, when the index was up 3.5%. Stubbornly high prices of food, particularly those of Japan's staple rice, remained the main driver of inflation, the data showed. Food prices, excluding those of volatile fresh food, rose 7.7% in May from a year earlier, faster than the 7.0% gain in April, reflecting the pain households are feeling from rising living costs. The price of rice doubled in May from year-before levels, the data showed. Service-sector inflation hit 1.4% in May, slightly faster than the 1.3% in April but much slower than the 5.3% increase for goods prices, the data showed. The BOJ ended a massive stimulus programme last year and in January raised short-term rates to 0.5% on the view Japan was on the cusp of durably meeting its 2% inflation target. While the central bank has signalled readiness to raise rates further, the economic repercussions from higher U.S. tariffs forced it to cut its growth forecasts and complicated decisions around the timing of the next rate increase. A slight majority of economists in a Reuters poll expected the BOJ's next 25-basis-point increase to come in early 2026.
