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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 27, 2018
2019: Reasons to be bullish or bearish
It was in September 2008 that the collapse of Lehman Brothers triggered an economic shock leading to a global recession. Since then, most countries have gradually recovered, and in recent years what came to be called a Great Moderation permeated the world's economies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 27, 2018
The market swoon isn't all about Donald Trump
It is demonstrating, though, just how poorly he will probably react when faced with real adversity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 27, 2018
Trump's self-inflicted economic damage could cause Fed to pause as investors chill
President Donald Trump may get the Federal Reserve interest rate-hike pause he wants as his attacks on the Fed and the government shutdown roil stock markets and shave 2019 forecasts for economic growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2018
Fed chair's job not in jeopardy and Trump happy with Treasury chief: White House economic adviser
The head of the U.S. Federal Reserve faces no risk of losing his job and President Donald Trump is happy with his Treasury secretary, a White House official said in an apparent attempt to calm Wall Street nerves frayed by Trump's criticism of the Fed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 26, 2018
Trump heaps praise on treasury chief Steve Mnuchin but hits Fed again on rate rises
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday expressed confidence in Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin amid worries over a weakening economy and a stock market slump, but repeated his criticism of the U.S. Federal Reserve, saying it has raised interest rates too quickly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 26, 2018
Trump again blasts Fed chief and says U.S. firms present buying opportunity as their shares dive
President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated that the U.S. Federal Reserve was raising interest rates too quickly but added that U.S. companies were "the greatest in the world" and presented a "tremendous" buying opportunity for investors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 24, 2018
Christmas calm eludes emerging markets as loose-cannon Trump spooks investors
If emerging markets had their way, this Christmas week would be like any other: quiet, with just a handful of economic releases and low trading volumes. But political dramas playing out in the U.S. are keeping investors on tenterhooks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 21, 2018
'Like catching a falling knife': Markets suffer worst year since global financial crisis
Traders will be glad to see the back of 2018. Nearly $7 trillion has been wiped off world stocks, emerging markets have been trampled flat by a charging dollar and even gold and U.S. government bonds have lost money.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2018
Fate of $1 trillion in risky U.S. loans may be in Japan's hands
Japanese banks might have snapped up a third of the loans made to highly indebted U.S. companies, propelling the size of the market past $1 trillion.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Dec 3, 2018
Tokyo stocks up for seventh session on U.S.-China trade truce
Stocks continued their bull run for the seventh consecutive session Monday after the United States and China struck a temporary truce Saturday in their trade dispute.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 29, 2018
SoftBank's ¥2.4 trillion IPO reaches retail sales target
SoftBank Group Corp.'s ¥2.4 trillion ($21 billion) initial public offering for its Japanese telecommunications unit has successfully secured sales for the bulk of its shares to individual investors, sources have said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2018
Microsoft's stock market value pulls ahead of Apple's by $3 billion
Microsoft Corp.'s stock market value surpassed Apple Inc.'s and pulled ahead by as much as $3 billion on Wednesday as the Windows software maker benefited from optimism about demand for cloud computing services.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2018
Mystery man who boasts he can shift the Nikkei with a single tweet to release tell-all book in Japan
The man who claims he can move domestic equity markets with a single tweet is planning to release a book on his trading philosophy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2018
Boeing boosts response to Lion Air crash criticism as shares nosedive
Boeing Co.'s shares tumbled as the company pushed back on suggestions it could have better alerted airlines to a new anti-stall feature in the 737 Max jetliner involved in a fatal Indonesia crash and canceled a call with carriers to discuss the model.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2018
Business bosses alarmed as U.K. Cabinet resignations imperil Brexit deal
Business leaders expressed growing alarm on Thursday as a draft Brexit agreement seen as the only chance of preserving some stability in U.K.-EU trading threatened to unravel, sending stock prices and the pound plunging.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 13, 2018
Threat of Democratic scrutiny of presidency bringing 'headaches' to stocks, Trump tweets
President Donald Trump blamed lagging markets on investor fears over scrutiny his administration could face from Democrats who recently won the majority in the House of Representatives.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 7, 2018
SoftBank IPO seeks $18 billion from retail investors
SoftBank Group Corp. is seeking to raise a record ¥2 trillion ($18 billion) from Japanese individuals in the initial public offering of its mobile phone unit, targeting investors who often get no interest on their savings, sources have said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 31, 2018
Transparency for tuna
Global fish stocks are in decline, but a new tuna management scheme by the Federated States of Micronesia offers a blueprint for recovery.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
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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