Japan reports over 1,000 new coronavirus cases for a second straight day 0 (0)

Kyodo News with the headline
This is pretty much expected after the record daily rise seen in Tokyo earlier . That should bring the total active cases across the country to nearly 10,000 at the end of the day. For some context, Japan had „only“ ~1,000 active cases as of 30 June.

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China’s Politburo says that monetary policy will be more targeted in 2H 2020 0 (0)

China’s Politburo comments after a work meeting to discuss its economic goals and plans for the second half of the year
The work meeting earlier was chaired by China president Xi Jinping and it looks like they will continue to keep their current policies into 2H 2020 at least, to try and bolster the economy and

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BOE’s Haldane says he saw mixed signals about the economy in regional visit 0 (0)

BOE chief economist, Andy Haldane, had a series of online meetings with businesses and community groups in Northeast England
He also pointed out that estate agents have said they had seen a rapid rebound in activity since the reopening in May, probably reflecting pent-up demand.

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