Concerns over US default, a sharp fall in US stocks overnight and worries over the slowing global economy may hit domestic stocks when the market opens for trading on Wednesday. Asian markets have ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s GPIF to avoid yuan-denominated Chinese sovereign bonds
Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund has decided not to include yuan-denominated Chinese government bonds in its portfolio, Nikkei has learned. The move came after British index provider FTSE ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Market Plummets
The Japanese stock market is sharply lower on Wednesday, extending the slight losses in the previous two sessions, with the benchmark Nikkei index losing almost 800 points to be below the 29,400 level ... ( read original story ...)
Its election day in Japan what it means for USDJPY and the Nikkei
Lost in the noise, one of the more positive stories for markets in recent months comes to its conclusion this afternoon as the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan votes for a successor to replace ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ruling LDP picks new leader in poll that will decide country’s future
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will choose its new leader on Wednesday (Sept 29) in a poll that will have important ramifications for the country's future. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei opens down 2pc on global market jitters
Tokyo's key Nikkei index opened down two per cent today, extending global market jitters, as traders worried about a strengthening dollar, rising oil prices and fears of a US debt default. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 falls more than 2% as Asia-Pacific shares slide; oil falls more than 1%
In Japan, the Nikkei 225 slipped 2.41% while the Topix index dropped 2.5%. South Korea's Kospi declined 1.85%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index declined 1.81% before paring some of tho ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 falls nearly 2% as Asia-Pacific shares slide after Wall Street tumble
Asia-Pacific stocks fell in Wednesday morning trade, with Japan's Nikkei 225 dropping nearly 2%. The Nasdaq Composite plunged nearly 3% overnight on Wall Street as tech names fell amid rising bond ... ( read original story ...)
Traders Optimistic About Japan Assets Regardless of Party Winner
Kono losing “may be perceived as a disappointment by foreign investors, who tend to be strangely supportive of English-speaking candidates,” wrote Nicholas Smith, a strategist at CLSA Securities Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Much at stake as Japan votes on new prime minister, who will face multiple crises
The stakes are high as Japanese governing party members vote Wednesday for four candidates seeking to replace Yoshihide Suga as prime minister. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Hospitalisations during Tokyo 2020 Games higher than initially reported, say organisers
A total of 25 people were hospitalised due to COVID-19 during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, instead of the initially reported five, organisers said on Tuesday evening. "The initial five we reported ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles practiced flips on her hotel bed in Tokyo while struggling with the twisties at the Olympics
"Here I am in my frickin' hotel room doing standing flips on the bed like an idiot," Biles says in the clip from the "Simone vs Herself" docuseries. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ruling party to vote for new leader to replace Suga
Japan's governing party will vote to pick its new leader Wednesday, with the presumed next prime minister facing imminent, crucial tasks such as addressing a pandemic-hit economy and ensuring strong ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Mindulle to provide glancing blow to Japan
Typhoon Mindulle lost some strength on Monday but it remained a powerful storm, AccuWeather forecasters said. While the anticipated track of Mindulle, which became just the third super typhoon of the ... ( read original story ...)
What to Watch for in Japan’s Leadership Vote Wednesday
Japan's ruling party votes for a new leader on Wednesday in an unusually unpredictable tussle that will essentially decide the next prime minister of the world's third largest economy. Four candidates ... ( read original story ...)
GoDaddy Keynote Naomi Osaka Inspires Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), the company that empowers everyday entrepreneurs, hosted GoDaddy OPEN 2021, an online event for small business owners to learn, connect and grow their businesses. In a ... ( read original story ...)