Prologue Journal – Page 38710 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Taiwan shares open higher

Taipei, April 20 (CNA) The Taiwan Stock Exchange’s main index opened up 0.98 points at 15,771.45 Thursday on turnover of NT$3.1 billion (US$101.29 million).(By Christie Chen) Enditem https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202304200001

Corrections & Amplifications

Wall Street Journal Corrections & Amplifications for the edition of April 20, 2023. https://www.wsj.com/articles/corrections-amplifications-1b998a53

Kiev’s attempts to lower water level in Dnieper entail flooding in Kiev

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to the head of the city of Novaya Kakhovka, Kherson region Vladimir Leontiev, residential areas in the Kiev district of Obolon were flooded https://tass.com/society/1606917

Most Asian Currencies Weaken Amid Prospect of Fed Rate Hikes

Wall Street Journal Most Asian currencies weakened against USD in the morning session as traders mull the prospect of Fed rate increases, which would boost the appeal of U.S. fixed-income assets and demand for the greenback. https://www.wsj.com/articles/most-asian-currencies-weaken-amid-prospect-of-fed-rate-hikes-db0467cd

Lavrov arrives in Cuba, to meet with top Cuban diplomat

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In addition, he will be received by Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel https://tass.com/politics/1606915

Russian FSB conducts “purging of undesirables” in internal security bodies – ISW

Pravda Ukraine Experts of the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have suggested that Russia is conducting a purge of the internal security apparatus in order to eliminate officials “unpleasant” to the Kremlin. Source: ISW Details: In its report, the Institute said that the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) appears to be conducting a…

Russian ambassador calls on US to revise its hostile policy to return to New START

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Anatoly Antonov noted that the United States should abandon the course of escalating threats to Russia’s national security https://tass.com/politics/1606911

Indonesia’s Eid bonuses in spotlight after ‘thugs’ collect cash from street vendors

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Indonesian employers are required to pay workers a bonus ahead of the nation’s biggest Muslim festival under a law that has been misused by some groups. https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3217636/indonesias-eid-bonuses-spotlight-after-thugs-collect-cash-street-vendors?utm_source=rss_feed

Kiev’s break with CIS portends nothing good for Commonwealth, Ukraine itself

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev explained that the Commonwealth is a self-sufficient structure with huge resources and technological base in the participating countries https://tass.com/politics/1606909

China’s PBOC Keeps One-Year Loan Prime Rate Steady

Wall Street Journal China’s benchmark lending rates were kept unchanged, as signaled by unchanged policy rates earlier this week, suggesting that Beijing is comfortable with the current pace of the country’s economic recovery led by consumption. https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-pboc-keeps-one-year-loan-prime-rate-steady-4f1036bd