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GLOBAL ECONOMY

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 6, 2023
Yellen to tell G7 partners U.S. banking system sound and global outlook better
The U.S. treasury secretary's trip to Japan for a G7 meeting was 'compressed' to allow her to continue working with Congress to raise the debt ceiling and avoid an unprecedented default.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2023
Business and nonprofits together can achieve net zero on carbon
Instead of getting bogged down in ideological debates about tackling climate change, corporations and NGOs need a plan that makes both sense and profits.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2023
Why Europe can’t solve its mass migration problem
The arc of human misery on its doorsteps is made worse by evil people like Russia's Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner Group.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2023
The SVB debacle and a bank 'murder mystery'
As long as there are banks, there will always have bank failures, which is why regulators are needed to draw the right lessons from the SVB debacle.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 3, 2023
Yellen to travel to Japan for G7 finance ministers meeting
Treasury said Yellen would work with G7 partners to strengthen the global economy, including by coordinating on efforts to encourage and align domestic investments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 3, 2023
What to watch as Fed readies to pause with one last hike
Fed watchers expect the U.S. central bank will deliver its final rate hike for a while on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2023
The promise and peril of generative AI
To ensure that artificial intelligence delivers widely shared benefits, we must heed the lessons of the last wave of digital innovation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2023
A consistent China policy continues to elude the U.S.
The most generous assessment of Washington-Beijing relations would be, as one expert explained, the U.S. has “a China policy, but not a plan.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 2, 2023
First Republic sale, a relief for some, fails to quell fear of a persistent crisis
Hours after JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to buy First Republic, the news was digested over breakfast by attendees at the Milken Institute Global Conference in California.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 2, 2023
Regulators seize First Republic Bank and sell assets to JPMorgan
First Republic was among regional U.S. lenders most battered by a crisis in confidence in the banking sector in March.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2023
Jerome Powell could face more opposition as Fed choices get tougher
Federal Open Market Committee voters have to decide whether to continue the inflation fight or try to cushion a slowing economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2023
China’s mixed economic data fuels concerns about recovery
Purchasing managers’ indexes released Sunday showed an unexpected decline in factory activity in April, weighed down by weaker global demand for Chinese exports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2023
Tech to drive job changes for quarter of all workers over five years
Global labor markets are poised for a new era of turbulence as technologies like artificial intelligence accelerate the decline of clerical work.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2023
China’s abandoned illusion of high growth
Instead of chasing rapid growth rates at a time when the world economy is sputtering, China is emphasizing job creation and macroeconomic stability.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 26, 2023
Has India’s time come or is this just another siren song?
The announcement that India will be the world’s most populous nation unleashes the economic bulls.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 23, 2023
Magnets will be minting tomorrow’s billionaires
“Lodestones” started out as lightning-infused magical rocks that could cure baldness. Now they’re an essential part of our machine-driven world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2023
We’ve all been way too accepting of inflation
It’s time customers push back against price increases. Corporate profits shouldn’t grow at the expense of the economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2023
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s idea of a new world order
To present a compelling alternative to China's vision of world order, the West should stop asking others to defend the existing one and start recruiting partners to build on a new vision.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2023
The dollar remains the coin of the realm — and then some
The Chinese yuan’s role is growing, but it won’t replace the dollar without U.S. mistakes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 13, 2023
G7 finance leaders pledge stability and supply chain diversity
The finance chiefs, meeting on the sidelines of International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings in Washington, said they had discussed recent financial sector developments.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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