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Screen at Tokyo stock exchange shows Nikkei 225 index opening higher Monday following the election of Joe Biden as the next US president after a nail-biting, close contest resulted in the outcome that the market had expected. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Elysee Palace in Paris. IMAGES
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) members have more than doubled the median projection for economic growth this year to 2.1 percent, says Jerome Powell, the US Federal Reserve Chairman. SOUNDBITE
G7 countries' finance ministers and central bank governors pose for a group photo as part of the three-day talks in the coastal city of Niigata, Japan. IMAGES
The International Monetary Fund slightly lowers its outlook for the global economy, predicting the global economy will grow by 2.8 percent this year and three percent in 2024, a decline of 0.1 percentage point from its previous forecasts in January. SOUNDBITE
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in New Delhi for talks expected to focus on deepening trade and technology ties as well as shared concern about China. IMAGES