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Japan Finance Minister Urges $1.81 Trillion Pension Giant to Invest Domestically, Could Deliver a “Big Boost” to the Yen
Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama used a routine cabinet-meeting press conference on Friday to deliver a message that could reshape one of the largest pools of capital in global markets.
Japan Finance Minister Urges $1.81 Trillion Pension Giant to Invest Domestically, Could Deliver a “Big Boost” to the Yen
Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama used a routine cabinet-meeting press conference on Friday to deliver a message that could reshape one of the largest pools of capital in global markets.
Japan signals massive pension shift to domestic assets, sparking rally in yen, bonds
By Makiko Yamazaki and Leika Kihara TOKYO, July 10 (Reuters) - Japan's finance minister said on Friday the government aims to steer the country's vast state pension funds to "substantially" increase ...
Vietnam is paying women to have more babies—but there’s a catch: they have to be on baby no. 2 to qualify for the $68 million budget
Like Elon Musk and governments around the world, Vietnam wants more babies—and it's giving $68 million to women who have more than one.
Vietnam’s baby bonuses unlikely to stop the aging clock
Vietnam has joined Southeast Asia's push to raise birth rates, but experts say the greater challenge lies in adapting economies and welfare systems to an aging population.
Philippines landslides kill 15 as Typhoon Bavi threatens region
Typhoon Bavi is intensifying seasonal monsoon rains across the region as it moves towards Taiwan and China.
Analysis-Japan’s pension pivot puts Abe-era outpouring of capital in reverse
By Rocky Swift and Ankur Banerjee TOKYO, July 10 (Reuters) - Japan is calling its capital home, a move investors say will ripple across markets, could finally lift the yen and send money into the ...
Yen climbs as Japan lures pension funds into domestic assets
By Rae Wee LONDON/SINGAPORE, July 10 (Reuters) - The yen bounced on Friday on news that Japan plans to encourage pension funds to increase their holdings of domestic financial assets, a move analysts ...
Watch: Typhoon Bavi forecast to bring heavy rains and floods to Taiwan, Japan and China
A powerful typhoon is heading towards Taiwan, parts of Japan and south-eastern China after causing devastation in the southern Philippines. Watch this forecast to see how it will move across east Asia ...