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US ECONOMY

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 17, 2021
Kishida places Japan’s business interests at the forefront of climate policy
Prime Minister Kishida at COP26 was careful not to promise actions that could be deemed as overambitious by the nation's business lobby.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2021
Is the global supply chain blockage here to stay?
Complex global supply networks work efficiently in normal times, but they are not prepared for COVID-19-like shocks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2021
Japan's export growth fails to meet estimates as car shipments plunge
Exports gained at the slowest pace in eight months in October amid global supply constraints, compounding a greater than expected economic contraction last quarter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 16, 2021
Buybacks turn major Japan firms into nation's whales as BOJ eases ETF purchases
SoftBank, Toyota, Takeda Pharmaceutical and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group have all announced major share-buyback plans recently.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 16, 2021
Japan sets goal of tripling domestic chip revenue by 2030
Officials set a goal of increasing domestic semiconductor firms' annual revenue to more than $114 billion by 2030.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2021
Even China's biggest company is looking for an exit
With the once-hot China market cooling, Tencent plans to invest more to leverage its foreign exposure including beefing up overseas games publishing operations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2021
Forget the words of this COP26 deal. Follow the money.
The costs of subsidizing fossil fuels go up with each passing year, making it harder to abandon them even as their damage accumulates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 15, 2021
Shipping companies feel the heat as investors shun coal
Such pressures pose new challenges for the shipping industry, which hitherto largely hasn't been drawn into the center of the coal debate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2021
As holidays near, bosses try to coax Vietnam’s workers back to factories
Workers have fled their factories, managers are struggling to get them back and economists are forecasting that a full recovery in output will not come until next year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 15, 2021
BOJ's Kuroda projects inflation approaching 1% by mid-2022
With inflation still short of its 2% target, the BOJ will maintain its 'powerful' monetary easing and stand ready to ramp up stimulus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 12, 2021
Japan’s economy likely shrank ahead of Kishida’s stimulus plan
Economists estimate gross domestic product contracted an annualized 0.7% in the three months to September.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2021
China’s very distressed developers are also very clever
Developers, attuned to Beijing's fast and furious credit cycles, are once again coming up with naughty if twisty ways to borrow and survive this harsh winter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2021
Energy’s year of recovery more like a remission
Until news of the COVID-19 vaccine broke, energy had been the worst performing sector in 2020, falling by more than half.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 10, 2021
With momentum on his side, Kishida ready to roll out key policies on COVID-19 and economy
While Wednesday's legislative session to re-elect Kishida might have appeared to be ceremonial, one thing is clear: He is now on a much more solid footing within the LDP.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 10, 2021
China seizing Pacific trade opportunities while U.S. still pursues ‘America First'
Nearly five years after withdrawing from an 11-nation Pacific trade deal, the U.S. is still struggling to articulate its economic vision for the region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2021
China’s bid to join CPTPP: Neither serious nor sincere
China cannot believe it can abuse countries in pursuit of its national interests, defying international law, and then expect those same countries to offer it material benefits under the CPTPP.

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