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India’s Central Bank is at loggerheads with government

Bloomberg A growing rift between India’s central bank and the government has been many months in the making. In the latest move, the Reserve Bank of India made its disagreement with authorities public in a hard-hitting speech by Deputy Governor Viral Acharya — which he said had the backing of Governor Urjit Patel — defending the central bank’s independence. Failure ...

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Mexico scraps $13bn airport, puncturing investor confidence

Bloomberg Incoming Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the leftist who calmed investors with his initially market-friendly approach, ditched a $13 billion airport project backed by some of the nation’s wealthiest businessmen, sparking a rout in stocks, bonds and the currency. Lopez Obrador scrapped the project after almost 70 percent of 1.07 million people who participated in a national referendum ...

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Pentagon says more F-35 fuel tubes may need to be replaced

Bloomberg Two more fuel tubes in F-35 jets may need to be replaced, according to the Pentagon, potentially adding to costs and disruption after a temporary grounding of the fleet. It expands the suspect parts beyond an initial fuel supply line that may have contributed to the September 28 crash of a Marine Corps F-35 and forced a brief grounding ...

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