Explainer-What happened to shut down Toyota’s production in Japan?
Original source: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/explainerwhat-happened-to-shut-down-toyotas-production-in-japan-3163802
Read More »Japan reportedly considers to extend fuel subsidies until year-end
The measure in question is one that is helping to keep gasoline prices below ¥180 a litre and it is being reported taht the government is working on a separate…
Read More »Forexlive Asia-pacific FX news wrap 10 Aug: The NZD moves lower after weak PMI data
What are the charts telling us for the EURUSD, USDJPY and GBPUSD? NZD trades to a new low and below the 50% midpoint of the range since 2022 Reuters poll:…
Read More »Warren Buffett explains why he bought 5 Japanese trading houses: I was ‘confounded’ by the opportunity
The Berkshire Hathaway chairman and CEO spoke live from Japan to CNBC’s Becky Quick on “Squawk Box.” Original source: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/12/warren-buffett-why-he-bought-5-japanese-trading-houses.html
Read More »Virgin Orbit bankruptcy casts shadow over Japan’s space dreams
Original source: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/virgin-orbit-bankruptcy-casts-shadow-over-japans-space-dreams-3050850
Read More »Japan’s crackdown on truck driver overtime raises fears of economic breakdown
Original source: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/japans-crackdown-on-truck-driver-overtime-raises-fears-of-economic-breakdown-3050808
Read More »Japan FinMin Suzuki: I hope the BoJ maintains suitable policy
Japan’s Finance Minister (FinMin) Shunichi Suzuki praised the efforts of Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) outgoing Governor Haruhiko Kuroda early Friday. “Bank o
Read More »Japan to restrict chipmaking equipment exports as it aligns with U.S. China curbs
Original source: https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/japan-to-restrict-chipmaking-equipment-exports-aligning-it-with-us-china-curbs-3045739
Read More »Japan December (final) Services PMI 51.1 (prior 50.3)
<p>Earlier this week we had:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/japan-manufacturing-pmi-for-december-final-489-vs-prior-490-20230104/" target="_blank" rel="follow" data-article-link="true">Japan manufacturing PMI for December (final) 48.9 (vs. prior 49.0)</a></li></ul><p>The preliminaries and priors for the December PMIs are here:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/japan-jibun-preliminary-flash-manufacturing-pmi-for-december-488-prior-490-20221216/" target="_blank" rel="follow">Japan…
Read More »Reminder – most of Asia is on holiday today, forex liquidity is extremely thin
<p>ICYMI,<a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/a-barrage-of-asian-market-holidays-incoming-next-week-fx-guide-20221223/" target="_blank" rel="follow"> I posted last week on the holidays in major FX centres in Asia this week</a>. The whole week is going to be more or less a…
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