By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan's cautious governor has dropped unusually hawkish hints of an interest rate hike in December or January next year, with the timing likely swayed not just by wage momentum but by moves in the yen. The central bank kept interest rates steady at 0.5% on Thursday as expected, but Governor Kazuo Ueda said the likelihood of its baseline scenario materialising has heightened - language he had used in the past to signal a rate hike was imminent. While warning o ...

The union representing Air Canada's flight attendants requested a cancellation of mediation after members voted against a wage agreement earlier this month, a spokesperson said Tuesday.A representative for the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) confirmed the request to CBC News, saying that the union "saw no evidence" that mediation would yield an acceptable result on wage increases for its members."The union is therefore seeking an expedited process that will put money in our members' pockets and co ...