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UC regents discuss tightening control of opinions on campus websites

For the second consecutive meeting, University of California regents delayed action Wednesday on a controversial proposal to tighten controls of political expression on campus websites, such as criticism of Israel, amid sharp disagreement about moving forward when myriad questions over how it would be rolled out and enforced remained unanswered. Fallout from the Israel-Gaza war

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Rates on hold; tightening still likely

KEY interest rates went unchanged on Thursday as expected but monetary authorities said further tightening could be ordered to anchor inflation expectations. Following an unscheduled 25-basis-point (bps) increase last month, the Monetary Board decided to keep the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy rate at 6.50 percent. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

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Further tightening likely next month

MONETARY authorities could raise key interest rates again in November following Thursday’s off-cycle hike, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli Remolona Jr. said. “It is always possible depending on the data,” he told reporters at the sidelines of a central bank event on Friday. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli Remolona Jr. Photo

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Central banks come close to calling time on tightening

This article is an on-site version of our Disrupted Times newsletter. Sign up here to get the newsletter sent straight to your inbox three times a week Today’s top stories Microsoft’s bid to acquire games developer Activision Blizzard moved closer to completion after the UK’s competition regulator provisionally accepted the tech giant’s amendments to its proposed

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Fed chief executive backs further policy tightening

A Fed rate-setting committee member said Thursday she supports additional monetary tightening as policymakers consider additional measures to curb stubborn inflation in the world’s largest economy. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted last month to suspend its aggressive inflation-targeting rate hike campaign after 10 consecutive hikes to give policymakers more time to assess the

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