Japan
China’s BYD launches third EV model in Japan
CHINA’S BYD launched its third electric vehicle in Japan, it said on Tuesday, a sedan that will be its most expensive model so far in a market where consumers...
Yen under pressure even as Japan steps up verbal warnings
The yen remained under pressure and close to key levels against the dollar on Monday (Jun 24), even after Japan’s top currency official warned that authorities stand ready to...
Japan and South Korea fighting over an app at a tense time
A joint venture set up in 2019 by a top Japanese company and a top South Korean company was hailed as a beacon of cooperation amid strained diplomatic relations.Executives...
Bank of Japan debated need for timely rate hike at June meeting, summary shows
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) debated in June the chance of a near-term interest rate hike with one policymaker calling for an increase without delay to address risks of...
Japan focuses on smart cars as automakers fall behind US, China
JAPAN is strengthening efforts to get automakers to develop smart cars whose safety and entertainment systems can be managed by cloud technology, an area where they are falling behind...
Japan to trim liquidity enhancing super-long JGB issuance, sources say
The revised issuance will address concerns about the supply-demand balance for super-long JGBs after the BOJ ended eight years of negative interest rates in MarchJapan’s finance ministry is considering...
Investors prime for Bank of Japan by shorting the short end of bonds
AS GLOBAL fund managers and other investors gird for the Bank of Japan’s stated gradual exit from ultra-easy policy settings, they are short-selling the shortest tenor government bonds and...
US finds no currency manipulation in 2023, Japan added to monitoring list
THE US Treasury on Thursday said no major trading partner appeared to manipulate its currency last year, but it added Japan to a foreign exchange “monitoring list”, alongside China,...
