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Asian Markets React to U.S. Tariff Shifts, Japan Debt Concerns and Strong Yen Pressure Stocks
Markets in Asia finished the week cautiously as investors awaited critical United States inflation figures and a continuing air of uncertainty over American trade tariffs. Korea's KOSPI last week recorded...
Asia: Stocks track Wall Street rally as trade fears ease, eyes on Japan debt
Asia: Stocks track Wall Street rally as trade fears ease, eyes on Japan debt
[HONG KONG] Asian equities rose on Wednesday following a Wall Street rally as traders cheered forecast-beating US consumer confidence data and a drop in bond yields, with eyes now...
Japan to consider trimming super-long bond issuance: sources
Japan to consider trimming super-long bond issuance: sources
The MOF will make a decision after holding discussions with market participants around mid- to late-June, the sources saysPublished Tue, May 27, 2025 · 01:37 PM[TOKYO] Japan will consider...
Japan touts ships expertise, LNG investment as key to tariff talks
Japan touts ships expertise, LNG investment as key to tariff talks
[TOKYO] Japan may offer financial and technical contributions ranging from investment in an Alaskan liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline project to shipbuilding expertise as it seeks to smooth the...
Japan touts ships expertise, LNG investment as key to tariff talks
Japan touts ships expertise, LNG investment as tariff talks key
[TOKYO] Japan may offer financial and technical contributions ranging from investment in an Alaskan liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline project to shipbuilding expertise as it seeks to smooth the...
Japan aims to slash stockpiled rice prices to 2,000 yen per 5kg: farm ministry
Japan aims to slash stockpiled rice prices to 2,000 yen per 5kg: farm ministry
Published Mon, May 26, 2025 · 11:07 AM[TOKYO] Japan aims to drastically cut stockpiled rice prices to 2,000 yen (S$18) per 5 kg and speed up getting rice onto...
Stocks to watch: Sats, The Hour Glass, Japan Foods, Manulife US Reit
Stocks to watch: Sats, The Hour Glass, Japan Foods, Manulife US Reit
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (May 26). Sats: The in-flight caterer on Friday reported net profit of S$38.7 million...
Japan Foods H2 loss widens to S.2 million amid ‘challenging year’ for Singapore F&B
Japan Foods H2 loss widens to S$6.2 million amid ‘challenging year’ for Singapore F&B
[SINGAPORE] Restaurant operator Japan Foods on Sunday (May 25) reported a loss of S$6.2 million for the second half ended Mar 31, 2025, sinking further into the red from...
Japan pledges immediate rice relief for consumers to prevent shift to foreign brands
Japan pledges immediate rice relief for consumers to prevent shift to foreign brands
[TOKYO] Japan’s new agriculture minister pledged on Friday to quickly move rice from government stockpiles to store shelves where they would be offered at prices significantly lower than current...
Bank of Japan should step in only in a ‘severe’ bond market rout, policymaker says
Bank of Japan should step in only in a ‘severe’ bond market rout, policymaker says
Published Thu, May 22, 2025 · 11:05 AM[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan does not need to make big changes to its bond taper plan and should only ramp up...