WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - Chances for President Donald Trump's Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh to quickly loosen monetary policy are dwindling in the eyes of investors and analysts who have begun pushing back the dates of expected rate cuts and limiting how far they see Warsh being able to steer his colleagues towards lower borrowing costs if an...

TOKYO, March 13 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group ( MUFG ) will closely monitor liquidity when issuing loans, an executive said, as Japanese banks prepare to potentially back projects under the country's $550 billion investment package in the United States. Japanese financial institutions are expected to participate in the initiative alongside support from state-owned agencies Japan Bank for International Cooperation...

NEW YORK, March 13 (Reuters) - Starbucks ( SBUX ) may be neglecting the financial and reputational risks that stem from labor disputes, two proxy advisory firms are warning shareholders.  The warnings come more than a year after contract talks between the company and its U.S. union, formed by baristas at its coffee shops, broke down. There are ongoing controversies...

BERLIN, March 13 (Reuters) - German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche said on Friday that she saw both sides to the United States' decision to issue a 30-day waiver for the purchase of Russian oil products. It seems to me that domestic political pressure in the United States is very, very high, said Reiche at a press conference. She said that...