Investors will be watching Japan’s revised third quarter GDP numbers, as well as India’s central bank monetary policy decision.
India’s stock market tops $4 trillion in value as investors buy into world’s fastest growing big economy
The long rally has left the India market behind the U.S., (which is some ten times bigger), China and Japan but with a similar valuation to Hong Kong, which has faltered of late amid concerns about …
Japan firms see more listing-related burdens as TSE, shareholder pressure mount – Reuters poll
Most Japanese companies feel burdens related to being listed have increased amid growing pressure from shareholders and regulators for better governance and capital strategies, a Reuters monthly poll …
The Finger-Lickin’ Secret Behind Japan’s Christmas KFC Craze
On Christmas Day the business explodes and locations can sell up to 10 times their usual amount. Japanese people didn’t just start mobbing KFC on Christmas for no reason, the Colonel’s holiday is …
Yen jumps on possible Bank of Japan shift, stocks bounce
The Japanese yen surged on Thursday as monetary policymakers hinted the Bank of Japan (BOJ) may shift away from its ultra-low interest rate plan and a gauge of global stocks rose after three straight …
Fundraising scandal in Japan’s ruling party turns heat on embattled PM Kishida
Japan’s ruling party faced mounting scrutiny on Thursday amid reports that lawmakers will be investigated over fundraising – a scandal that threatens to further dent Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s …
Yen roars, bonds flinch as Japan teases rates shift
Japan’s long-suppressed yen surged and global bond and stock markets flinched on Thursday, as Tokyo’s monetary policymakers gave their clearest hints yet that the exit from ultra-low interest rates was approaching.
BOJ talk fuels bets on Japan exiting negative rate policy this month
Traders are increasingly betting on the Bank of Japan ending its negative interest rate policy at its Dec. 18-19 meeting sooner than expected, pushing the Japanese yen up
X to start hiring engineers in Japan, CEO says
Social media platform X will start hiring engineers in Japan, chief executive Linda Yaccarino said in a post on Thursday.
Will a fiscal mess thwart Japan’s nascent economic growth?
Kishida Fumio, Japan’s prime minister, plans to splurge. Defence spending is set to double as a share of gdp by 2027. As the population ages, welfare payments will grow. On November 29th parliament …