A “Hiring” signs at a restaurant in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, June 26, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. … Read more
A man jogs along the riverfront with the city skyline pictured in the background at Marina Bay on February 5, 2022 in Singapore. Suhaimi Abdullah | Nurphoto | Getty Images The total value of private equity deals in Asia Pacific last year fell to its lowest since 2014 as fundraising dropped to a 10-year low … Read more
Japanese authorities may intervene if the yen sinks to 155 to 160 against the dollar, according to a former top foreign exchange official Eisuke Sakakibara. The Bank of Japan’s decision on Tuesday to exit the world’s last remaining negative rates regime sparked a sell-off in the Japanese currency as Governor Kazuo Ueda reiterated monetary conditions … Read more
Neon advertisements in Osaka’s Dotonbori district in Japan Alexander Spatari | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s central bank on Tuesday finally ended its experiment with negative rates and unconventional easing tools which were aimed at reflating the world’s fourth-largest economy. The Bank of Japan’s decision came just days after Rengo, Japan’s largest federation of trade … Read more
A man walks past a poster that informs customers that bitcoin can be used in this shop in Tokyo on January 06, 2018. Toru Yamanaka | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s government pension fund on Tuesday said it is requesting information on “illiquidity assets” such as bitcoin, as part of research into potential new investments. … Read more
Japan flag and Japanese Yen cash banknotes (money, economy, business, finance, inflation, crisis) Javier Ghersi | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s central bank raised interest rates on Tuesday for the first time since 2007 and abolished its yield control curve policy, ending the world’s last negative rates regime on early signs of robust wage gains … Read more
An employee checks the external casing with a spirit level in a modular house at the Tophat factory in Foston near Derby, UK, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The idea of using pre-assembled components in housebuilding is far from new. Modern tech-enabled versions of modular housing promise a faster, … Read more
A woman takes photos under the Kanzakura cherry trees in full bloom in Ueno Park, Tokyo. Kanzakura cherry trees herald the early arrival of spring in Tokyo. James Matsumoto | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Goldman Sachs now expects the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates for the first time in 17 … Read more
A stunning performance from Lithuanian soprano Asmik Grigorian in the title role made an outstanding impression at the opening night of Madama Butterfly at the Royal Opera House. I have lost count of the number of times I have seen this tale of a young Japanese girl and the callous American naval lieutenant who weds … Read more
I’ve been an expat for most of my life. Originally from Japan, I’ve lived in a total of six countries. For the past 15 years, I’ve called Geneva, Switzerland, my home. When my then-husband and I decided to move here, to his hometown, our first child was just 10 months old. We wanted a change … Read more
