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    PR Newswire

    Defense Metals Appoints HCF International Advisers for Strategic Funding Review of Wicheeda REE Project

    Defense Metals Corp. ("Defense Metals" or the "Company"; (TSXV: DEFN) (OTCQB: DFMTF) (FSE: 35D) is pleased to announce the appointment of HCF International Advisers Limited ("HCF"), a leading global independent corporate finance advisory boutique based in London, UK, to conduct a strategic funding review for the Company's wholly-owned Wicheeda Rare Earth Element (REE) Project located in British Columbia, Canada.

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    Reuters

    GLOBAL MARKETS-Japan stocks rise, yen slips to 150 after BOJ makes landmark policy shift as expected

    Japanese shares ended higher on Tuesday, while the yen slid to 150 per dollar after the Bank of Japan as widely expected ended eight years of negative interest rates and ushered in the nation's first policy tightening since 2007. In a week filled with central bank meetings across the globe, the BOJ heralded a new era as it shifted away from years of ultra-easy monetary policy. "Likely, the BOJ will find that it is getting 'stuck at zero', being unable to lift short-term interest rates meaningfully further in the coming quarters."

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    Bloomberg

    Yen Retreats as BOJ Stresses Accommodative Stance: Markets Wrap

    (Bloomberg) -- The yen weakened after the Bank of Japan brought an end to the world’s last negative interest rate policy but in a way that kept financial conditions easy and data dependent. Most Read from BloombergApple Is in Talks to Let Google Gemini Power iPhone AI FeaturesTrump Rules Out Vivek Ramaswamy as Running Mate as He Eyes New TeamMusk Says His Ketamine Prescription Is in Investors’ Best InterestsNvidia Unveils Successor to Its All-Conquering AI ProcessorPutin Warns Russia Won’t Stop