2023-07-27 19:56:18
In recent days, the European Union has made public the details of Microsoft’s acquisition, in which it is mentioned that “Nintendo and Activision Blizzard, which will be acquired by Microsoft, have signed a 10-year “Call of Duty” agreement, hoping to be able to The technical characteristics of these games are reflected on the console, and a higher-spec console that is competitive with Xbox and PlayStation will be launched soon.” However, when Nintendo will release the next generation of game consoles, and this new Whether the hardware specifications of the console are similar to those of Sony and Microsoft’s previous generations of game consoles, the European Commission has not given evidence. In this regard, Nintendo stated that “Nintendo has publicly and generally acknowledged the process of continuous development work on multiple occasions.” As previously mentioned in FTC court documents, Microsoft estimates that Nintendo is preparing to release a new Switch game console next year. The CEO of Activision Blizzard said that the performance of Nintendo’s next-generation game console is very similar to that of Sony’s PS4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One. Now it seems that this new game console can run the game “Call of Duty” compared with the Sony PS4, but the performance will not be more powerful. Nintendo Switch 2 has suddenly revealed a lot of information, 720P screen, T239 processor, 8GB RAM. Although the official information of the next-generation Switch has not been disclosed yet, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa has already hinted at its existence. When Shuntaro Furukawa was heard regarding the Nintendo Switch successor, he said that Nintendo wanted to “make the transition for customers as smooth as possible” from the Nintendo Switch to the follow-on game console, and they planned to use the Nintendo Account system to achieve this goal. At the beginning of this year, there were rumors that the number of games on the Nintendo Switch would drop with the launch of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, in preparation for the launch of the Switch successor next year. .
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July 28, 2023
Japan maintains its highly accommodative monetary policies
2023-07-28 03:56:05
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged, maintaining its highly accommodative monetary policy, in contrast to major central banks that raise interest rates in order to curb price inflation.
But the BoJ has taken steps to make its yield curve control policy more flexible, underlining the growing concern regarding the growing side effects of prolonged monetary easing.
At the two-day meeting that ended Friday, the Bank of Japan held the short-term interest rate at -0.1 percent, in line with expectations, and the 10-year government bond yield at 0 percent.
He also maintained guidance allowing the 10-year yield to move 0.5% up and down around the 0% target, while saying these would be a “reference” rather than “hard limits”.
The Bank of Japan also said it would offer to buy 10-year Japanese government bonds at 1.0 percent on fixed-rate operations, instead of the previous rate of 0.5 percent.
He also added that the central bank would allow “greater flexibility” in controlling bond yields.
In its statement, the Bank of Japan raised its inflation forecast to 2.5 from 1.8 percent.
The Japanese Central Bank adheres to its stimulus policy as it awaits signs of more sustainable inflation, in contrast to the US Federal Reserve, which raised interest rates 11 times since last year, as well as the European Central Bank, which raised interest rates Thursday for the ninth time in a row, to reach the highest level in 22 years.
The Japanese yen reversed its trend to fall by regarding 1 percent, following the Bank of Japan decided to adjust its policy to control the yield curve, and the Nikkei newspaper had reported that the central bank would maintain its ceiling at 0.5 percent for government bond yields for ten years, but it is discussing allowing bond interest to rise. long term above this level to a certain extent.
In early trading before the central bank’s decision, the Japanese yen was up 0.55 percent, to 138.72 per dollar.
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2023-07-28 03:11:00
Niger was actually considered the anchor of stability in the Sahel. But yesterday the military declared the government deposed. The EU, the USA, the UNO and the African Union called on the putschists to release President Mohamed Bazoum immediately. But the prospects of a speedy return to democracy seem slim.
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Tragic Marquain Road Accident: Family Funeral and Updates
2023-07-27 14:05:00
A week following the tragic road accident in Marquain, which cost the lives of five members of the family, the family funeral took place this Thursday morning in the presence of a large number of people to say a last goodbye to Vincent. , Annick, Charles, Arthur and Henry.
The thousand chairs were all occupied, and many people were standing inside and outside the religious building.
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As a reminder, the fatal accident occurred on the night of Wednesday July 19 to Thursday July 20, 2023 at the Marquain interchange, on the motorway coming from Mouscron towards the Orcq zoning.
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