Athing Mu, the defending Olympic gold medalist in the 800-meter race, tripped and fell during trials Monday, ending her bid to make the U.S. team headed to the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The Bank of Japan is dropping signals its quantitative tightening (QT) plan in July could be bigger than markets think, and may even be accompanied by an interest rate hike, as it steps up a steady retreat from its still-huge monetary stimulus. Notwithstanding a market shock or severe economic downturn, a rate hike would be on the table at each policy meeting, including July's, said three sources familiar with its thinking. "Given what's happening with inflation, interest rates are clearly too low," said one of the sources.
Les Bleus red-hot favourites to win Group D