WORLDWhy the U.S. stepped in after decades to prop up Japan's yen — and what's at stakeWashington's decision to join Japan in supporting the battered yen has prompted questions over what motivated the rare coordinated intervention.CNBC·1w ago
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WORLDOutside the Moscow restaurant where bomb killed threeThe BBC's Russia editor reports from Kudrinskaya Square, where the blast took place.BBC News·1w ago
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WORLDUS and Japan take action to prop up yen in rare joint moveBoth countries have said that they will not hesitate to conduct joint interventions in the future.BBC News·1w ago
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