Japan
‘Pick a number’: Strategist says the U.S. dollar will drift much lower against the Japanese yen
A pedestrian walks past a display board showing the currency exchange rate between the US dollar and the Japanese yen, along a street in Tokyo on August 5, 2024. Richard A. Brooks | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. dollar is likely to continue to drift lower against the Japanese yen over the coming months, […]
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Proposed 7-Eleven buyout deal will likely face anti-trust scrutiny, retail analyst says
A 7-Eleven convenience store, operated by Seven & i Holdings Co., in Kawasaki, Japan, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Circle K operator Alimentation Couche-Tard’s proposal to acquire Japanese rival and 7-Eleven owner Seven & i Holdings Co., is likely to attract antitrust scrutiny, particularly in the U.S., according to […]
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Mpox outbreak: Here’s how Asian nations have reacted to WHO emergency declaration
The World Health Organization declared the spread of mpox a global health emergency last week. Tumeggy/science Photo Library | Science Photo Library | Getty Images Countries in Asia are closely monitoring for mpox cases after the World Health Organization recently declared an escalating outbreak in Africa as a global public health emergency. Mpox, formerly known […]
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Canada’s Couche-Tard makes preliminary bid for Japan’s Seven & i
7-Eleven logo is seen near the shop in Chicago, United States on October 18, 2022. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Japan’s Seven & i, owner of the 7-Eleven convenience stores, said it has received a preliminary takeover offer from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard, potentially the biggest purchase of a Japanese company by an overseas […]
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Bank of Japan will take longer to hike rates given the yen’s rapid strengthening, BMI says
An editorial montage of the Japan flag and Japanese yen cash bank notes. Javier Ghersi | Moment | Getty Images The Bank of Japan will adopt a more cautious approach to hiking interest rates to avoid rapid appreciation in the yen after the recent global market turmoil, Fitch Solutions’ BMI said in a recent note. […]
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Japan second-quarter GDP beats expectations, expands 0.8% from previous quarter
Pedestrians cross an intersection in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Photographer: Kentaro Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s second-quarter gross domestic product beat analysts’ expectations on Thursday, both on a quarter-on-quarter as well as an annualized basis. GDP rose 0.8% quarter on quarter compared […]
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‘Pulling a Joe Biden’: Reactions to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s resignation
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters following North Korea’s missile launch on April 13, 2023. JIJI Press | AFP | Getty Images Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is stepping down in September, a move that sparked a broad range of reactions from government officials and analysts. By choosing to not run for reelection […]
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Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will not run for party reelection
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a State Department luncheon held in his honor in Washington, U.S., April 11, 2024. Craig Hudson | Reuters Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Wednesday he will not be running in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election due next month. Kishida said in a press conference that it is […]
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These 4 Japanese stocks are trading at a ‘deep discount’: Bernstein
Japan’s stock market has rebounded from last week’s sell-off and investment firm Bernstein sees promise looking ahead, recommending a specific trading strategy and naming overweight-rated stocks. Japan’s broad-based Topix index plunged 12.23% on Aug. 5 and the benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 12.4% — its worst decline since 1987′s “Black Monday.” Both indexes have since […]
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The big ‘carry trade’ unwind is far from over, strategists warn
A man walks in front of an electronic quotation boards displaying the share price on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (L) and the foreign exchange rate for the Japanese yen against the US dollar (R) in Tokyo on August 6, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images It’s too early to give the all-clear to […]
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