Japan’s finance ministry is considering trimming its issuance of super-long bonds starting in July, according to a draft of a revised bond issuance plan seen by Bloomberg.
Exclusive: Japan plans to cut super-long bond sales by 10% to ease market concerns, draft shows
Japan's government plans to cut sales of super-long bonds by about 10% from the original plan in a rare revision to its bond programme for the current fiscal year, trimming overall bond issuance as a ...
U.S. Steel ceases trading on the NYSE as Japan’s Nippon finalizes takeover
U.S. Steel shares stopped trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday after Japan’s Nippon Steel completed its acquisition of the iconic American industrial name. President Donald Trump has ...
Quietly, Pakistan Wages a Deadly Drone Campaign Inside Its Own Borders
As it strikes militants, the country’s security services are adopting a tactic that Pakistan once criticized the United States for using.
Homeland insecurity: Expelled Afghans seek swift return to Pakistan
Pakistan says it has expelled more than a million Afghans in the past two years, yet many have quickly attempted to return -- preferring to take their chances dodging the law than struggle for
Volcano erupts in Indonesia, grounding flights and forcing evacuations
A massive volcanic eruption in Indonesia sent ash and smoke miles into the sky, grounding flights, blanketing villages, and prompting evacuations as authorities remain on high alert. Though no casualties have been reported,
How the world’s top ad agencies aligned to fix prices in India
Omnicom Media's India chief was frustrated. It was October 5, 2023 and a rival was trying to poach the U.S. firm's client by offering lower prices, just weeks after global advertising agencies and broadcasters struck secret pacts on ad rates in the South Asian country.
China’s iron ore imports rise even as steel struggles
China's iron ore imports are on track in June for their strongest month this year, showing a resilience that isn't being mirrored in the sluggish steel sector.
China’s extended 618 shopping fest fails to stir excitement
China's biggest mid-year shopping festival, 618, ended on Wednesday evening without much fanfare after more than a month of promotional events aimed at enticing consumers to part with more of their ...
Israel’s military warns people to evacuate the area around Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor
Israel’s military warned people Thursday to evacuate the area around Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor.The warning came in a social media post on X. It included a satellite image of the plant in a red circle like other warnings that preceded strikes.