Geopolitics
Japanese Prime Minister Suga continues with Abenomics in line with positioning Japan as an international financial hub
The principles of ‘Abenomics’ will still be applied in Japan as the nation continues to give top priority to economic recovery, says Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.
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Which country wields most power in Asia? US leads but China is catching up
China is closing in on the US as the most powerful country influencing the Asia-Pacific, as America’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic tarnishes its reputation, a study showed.
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Fertility, phones, reforms: a trader checklist for Suga's Japan
With Yoshihide Suga now a certainty to be formally declared the next prime minster of Japan on Wednesday, market watchers are eyeing what the election of the unassuming son of a strawberry farmer m
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Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga wins ruling party race to replace Prime Minister Abe
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga was elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party by an overwhelming majority, ushering in the country’s first change of prime minister in al
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Biden and Trump take swipes at each other as US presidential campaign enters final stretch
US President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden took rhetorical swipes at each other on Monday as the presidential campaign entered its traditional homestretch on the US Labor Day holiday.
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Could political risks derail the recovery?
The global economy continues on its long, painful rehabilitation from the pandemic. While the worst is clearly over, economic data in recent days shows that the current recovery is fragile.
Geopolitics
Japan’s new leader will likely keep big stimulus rolling
The emergence of Yoshihide Suga as the leading candidate to replace Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suggests Japan will stick to its economic strategy of massive monetary stimulus, flexibility on fiscal
Geopolitics
Google, Facebook dump plans for US-Hong Kong undersea cable
Google and Facebook Inc. dropped plans for an undersea cable between the US and Hong Kong after the Trump administration said Beijing might use the link to collect information on Americans.
