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
