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Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference after the central bank’s policy meeting at BOJ headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, March 19, 2025. REUTERS
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U.S. President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 31, 2025. | Photo
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