Nikkei Asian Review (Mar 21st, 2024) - 一般社団法人 ラテンアメリカ協会

Nikkei Asian Review (Mar 21st, 2024)


Japan

Mar21st

Japan’s Aeon to even out pay between part- and full-time workers
Retail group plans to expand framework for equal wages to more units

Japan’s exports grew for third straight month in February
Shipment value up 7.8%, imports rise for first time in 11 months

United Steelworkers union backs Biden in election-year endorsement
Moves comes less than a week after he opposed U.S. Steel’s sale to Nippon Steel

BOJ’s next rate hike in spotlight as investors eye July or October
Hawks see possible summer move if inflation resurges; doves look beyond 2024

Mar20th

Japan’s NEC opens cybersecurity center in Malaysia’s Johor state
Tech group to support Asian clients from facility in region bordering Singapore

Politics should not thwart Nippon Steel’s plan to buy U.S. Steel
Protectionism and economic nationalism will ultimately harm American interests

Japanese yen hits near 4-month low of 151 per dollar
Further drop comes after BOJ decision most investors had already priced in

Japan should build its own AI, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says
U.S. chipmaker looks for opportunities in ‘sovereign AI’ in Asia

Japan debt servicing costs face climb as BOJ ends negative rates
Interest payments could triple in 10 years, squeezing government coffers

Yen, wages and politics forced BOJ’s hand on March rate hike
Earthquake took January off table; currency slump spurred move before April

Nippon Steel to move U.S. base to Pittsburgh after U.S. Steel deal
Japanese steelmaker seeks closer ties with community to smooth purchase

Mar19th

BOJ ends negative rates, leaves questions over policy direction
Ueda vows to ‘set monetary policy like other normal central banks’

Japanese yen slides past 150 after BOJ decision to raise rates
Nikkei average regains 40,000 line; Topix rises 1%

U.S.,Japan, Philippines’ leaders to meet for April summit
High-level talks at White House come as South China Sea tensions flare