WASHINGTON, United States — The US government shutdown entered its second week on Monday, with no sign of a deal between President Donald Trump’s Republicans and Democrats to end the crisis.
Democrats are refusing to provide the handful of votes the ruling Republicans need to reopen federal departments, unless an agreement is reached on extending expiring funding.
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When Ding Xiaohan, a software engineer from Shanghai, took her 18-year-old son to Japan for a weeklong holiday this summer, she did not hold back. The 47-year-old spent freely as they explored the affluent neighbourhood near the Tokyo Tower and the tea-producing city of Shizuoka, splashing out on sushi lunches, barbecue dinners and dolls modelled on iconic Studio Ghibli anime characters. Japanese food and merchandise are different, higher quality like if you buy clothing its more.
Long-term interest rates in Japan, which influence fixed mortgage rates, rose to their highest level in 17 years as the yield on 10-year government bonds briefly reached 1. 665 percent in trading on September 22nd, the highest since 2008.
MANILA, Philippines – The government was able to raise its target amount of long-dated local debt on Tuesday’s dual Treasury bond sale, as yields fell below benchmarks. The Bureau of the Treasury borrowed P15 billion via reissued T-bonds, which have a remaining life of two years and six months. Demand for the debt paper reached