• China keeps benchmark lending rates unchanged for 13th month in June

    The steady loan prime rates (LPRs) signal authorities are in no rush to ease policyPublished Mon, Jun 22, 2026 · 11:07 AM[SHANGHAI] China left benchmark lending rates unchanged for the 13th consecutive month in June on Monday (Jun 22), in line with market expectations.The steady loan prime rates (LPRs) signal authorities are in no rush to ease policy, even as broader economic divergence persists and policymakers show little concern about slowing credit growth.The one-year loan prime rate (LPR) was kept at 3 per cent, while the five-year LPR was unchanged at 3.5 per cent.In a Reuters survey of 30 market…

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  • Don’t let RFK Jr distract from the big health threat: Sugar

    It’s not the food dye in Froot Loops that Americans should fear; it’s the more than 66 pounds of sugar they consume a year ARE there “toxic chemicals” in food killing Americans? That fear is getting lots of attention thanks to Robert F Kennedy Jr, president-elect Donald Trump’s pick to…

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  • Upset Taylor Swift says she was told Ticketmaster could handle demand

    POP superstar Taylor Swift said on Friday it was “excruciating” for her to watch fans struggle to secure tickets for her upcoming U.S. tour after she had been assured that Ticketmaster could handle large demand. The New York Times reported that the US Justice Department was investigating whether Ticketmaster parent…

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