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by confoundedinterest17 In the time (dis)honored tradition of Haruhiko Kuroda, the former governor of the Bank of Japan, Japan likely conducted its second currency intervention this week, current account figures from the central bank suggest, in another sign of the government’s intensified battle to prop up the yen. Tokyo’s latest entry into …
Biden has taken a swipe at US ally Japan, blaming xenophobia for its economic struggles as he praised the positive impact of immigration on America. At an election campaign fundraiser in Washington on Wednesday, the US president suggested that his country’s economy was growing in part “because we welcome immigrants”. …
M 6.1 – 83 km E of Minami-Soma, Japan 2024-04-04 03:16:31 (UTC)37.720°N 141.924°E40.1 km depth https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000m9sq/executive This around 50 miles from Fukushima nuclear power plant Report https://philstarlife.com/news-and-views/133852-earthquake-shakes-northeast-japan?page=2 This reports some power outage. https://crisis24.garda.com/alerts/2024/04/japan-magnitude-61-offshore-earthquake-occurs-east-of-fukushima-prefecture-at-around-1216-april-4 h/t Remedial_Rebel
Two executives were issued arrest warrants in Japan on Wednesday, reportedly for charges related to establishing a business that outsourced work to North Korean IT engineers.… At least one of the individuals – a 53 year old named Pak Hyon-il – is a South Korean national. His alleged accomplice, 42-year …
Japan Steps Closer to Intervention as Yen Hits Lowest Since 1990 Japan stepped closer to currency intervention with its strongest warning yet after the yen slid to the weakest level in about 34 years against the dollar. “We are watching market moves with a high sense of… pic.twitter.com/TJbwb6ZeKj — Tracy …
https://twitter.com/_/status/1769260783630750135 A mystery flesh-eating disease that kills around 30% of people who become infected is spreading rapidly around Japan. In the first two months of 2024, some 378 cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) were detected in the country. Last year it is believed there were 941 cases, which …
McDonald’s finds itself grappling with a significant crisis as a widespread IT outage disrupts operations across multiple countries, leaving customers stranded and frustrated. Since approximately 3:10 PM, internal systems have remained offline, plunging stores into uncertainty about when service will resume or the root cause of the blackout. The severity …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden plans to express concern over Nippon Steel’s proposed $14.9 billion purchase of U.S. Steel, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, pushing the U.S. company’s stock nearly 13% lower on bets the deal could face greater political opposition. The issue has the …
We are really in the matrix now. The BOJ is the only major CB that buys stock funds (officially anyway) as part of monetary easing to achieve an inflation target. They are considering ditching this policy! Not bonds. I mean, they aren't THAT crazy.👊https://t.co/HCC6bBXoPz — Samantha LaDuc (@SamanthaLaDuc) March 13, …
Increased focus on the Japanese yen as carry trade comes to an end. Nikkei index reaches all-time highs after three decades, despite aging population and extreme debt-to-GDP ratio of over 250%. Global macroeconomic landscape experiencing significant shifts. h/t theSilverVigilante
via notayesmanseconomics Today we can look east and let me reverse my usual order by looking at financial markets first because there is something rather extraordinary. BOJ DOESN’T BUY ETFS ON MONDAY, DESPITE MORNING DECLINE IN TOPIX. ( @financialjuice) That caught my eye because even with this morning’s fall of …
TOKYO, Feb 27 (Reuters) – The number of babies born in Japan fell for an eighth straight year to a fresh record low in 2023, preliminary government data showed on Tuesday, underscoring the daunting task the country faces in trying to stem depopulation. The number of births fell 5.1% from …
Things are heating up in Japan. https://t.co/YbRj5MBuA1 — Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) February 25, 2024
Japan’s gross domestic product shrank by 0.4% in the last quarter of 2023, the Japanese Cabinet Office said — far below the 1.4% growth estimate. This followed a third quarter of 2023 in which GDP growth shrank by 3.3%. Most economists officially define a recession as “two consecutive quarters of …
KOBE–A junior high school principal lost his job and retirement pay, believed to be around 20 million yen ($135,000), as punishment for overfilling his coffee at a convenience store in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture. But critics have questioned the prefectural board of education’s decision to apply the most severe penalty available, …
Several countries, including the UK and Japan, officially face recession, raising concerns about global economic stability. The possibility of Germany and the US entering a downturn is also looming, coupled with worries about China’s deep deflationary challenges. Germany and maybe even the US as the forward outlook is getting less …
During joint military exercises, Japan and the United States considered China as a potential enemy for the first time. This action was taken on the grounds that there was a possibility of conflict in Taiwan due to a perceived attack by Beijing in the future. The joint Japan-US exercise is …
BREAKING NEWS: Korean Air and Cathay Pacific passenger planes collided at an airport in Hokkaido, Japan – NHK pic.twitter.com/VnIj7jGLm2 — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) January 16, 2024 #BREAKING : Two passenger planes have collided at an airport in Japan.The Korean Air and Cathay Pacific planes came into contact at New Chitose …
Riding the Cat Train to the Cat Temple for New Year Blessings! Jan 14, 2024 Get to know Japan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ATZ_AWRvEE CAT PARADISE AT GOTANJOJI TEMPLE, JAPAN | Experience Fukui Jun 30, 2017 Experience_fukui https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXnoIJLk7E0 Abandoned Cat Became A Monk And Promised Buddha She Won’t Eat Meat | Kritter Klub Gotokuji Temple of …
Japan’s gold market is undergoing a radical restructuring which has the potential to catapult the Asian nation back to its former place among the world leaders in gold investment, according to Bruce Ikemizu, Chief Director of the Japan Bullion Market Association. Ikemizu noted that before China became a major player …
China has overthrown Japan as the world’s largest car exporter, another sign of the staggering rise of the country’s auto market. The country sent more than 3.8 million vehicles overseas in 2023, according to the China Passenger Car Association, a 62% increase from the previous year, while Japanese automakers exported …
Stay Tuned for Updates https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000m0xl/executive BREAKING: Tsunami warning after major 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits central Japan: agency https://t.co/1T2bSRIPYN — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) January 1, 2024 https://twitter.com/_/status/1741722420371939347 6.2 Aftershock https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000m0xm/executive https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/ BREAKING: Japan's meteorological agency says "major tsunami" could reach western coast — BNO News (@BNONews) January 1, 2024 WATCH: Tsunami …
Bank of Japan’s Ueda indicates uncertainty on exit policy, maintains current approach, expresses doubt on 2% inflation target. Monetary policy leans towards easier measures, impacting Japanese Yen. #BankofJapan's #Ueda:'can't say what an exit policy will entail.''patiently continue' with current policy.'we're not at the stage where we can see with certainty …
Four cabinet ministers in Japan quit on Thursday over a fundraising scandal involving the ruling party’s most powerful faction. More than 500m yen (£2.8m; $3.4m) is alleged to have ended up in slush funds over a five-year period through 2022. Tokyo prosecutors have also launched a corruption probe, Nikkei reported. …
A US military aircraft with eight personnel on board has crashed off the coast of Japan. Local media quoted officials who said the remains of the CV-22 Osprey have likely been found off Yakushima Island. Japanese broadcaster NHK said the Osprey was trying to land at Yakushima airport. The plane’s …
❗🌋🇲🇽 – This is the current situation at the #Popocatépetl volcano in Mexico this morning. pic.twitter.com/jnYa6A5jLe — 🔥🗞The Informant (@theinformant_x) November 13, 2023 h/t Mason Firefly
Total holdings of US Treasuries by China are at the lowest level since 2009 👀 pic.twitter.com/UEv2v5SPj3 — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) November 12, 2023 Japanese investors are selling US corporate debt at a record pace 👀 pic.twitter.com/YxKZqSCuJe — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) November 12, 2023 Investor actions with U.S. assets …
Japan’s state pension fund, the world’s largest, just reported a staggering $4.5 billion loss for the quarter. The financial situation in Japan is growing increasingly precarious, and the market is feeling the heat as the 10-year breakeven rises, putting significant pressure on the yen. To combat the surging inflation, Japan …
by j_stars Is this why the treasury had to borrow 782 bill from the fed this quarter and the next because nobody is showing up for the bond auctions?