Nikkei falls as Trump policy worries rattle global markets

TOKYO Jan 31 Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday as uncertainty over U.S. President Donald Trump's policies continued to weigh on investor sentiment. The Nikkei fell 1.3 percent to 19,128.38 points in midafternoon. As widely expected, the Bank of ... ( read original story ...)

First flight to Hawaii by end-june

The flight from KL-Osaka-Hawaii would take about 14 hours ... Australia and North Asia over the years. In terms of its financial position, Benyamin said he is confident that AirAsia X would post its first ever profitability for last year after going ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's central bank keeps policy intact, upgrades outlook

TOKYO - Japan's central bank has ended its first board meeting of the year with a decision to keep its lax monetary policy and negative benchmark interest rate unchanged. The Bank of Japan upgraded its forecasts for growth, though, citing signs the world's ... ( read original story ...)

Should You Buy Line Corp. (ADR) Below Its IPO Price?

But that silver lining didn't prevent the stock from slipping below its IPO price of $32.84 ... Line News continues growing -- especially in its four "key countries" of Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, and Indonesia. Line stated that its combined MAUs in those ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan has a ‘Toyota problem’

For Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda, this week’s BOJ meeting is a go-through-the-motions exercise. He’ll look across the table and get his colleagues’ assessments of inflation and growth before standing pat on the BOJ’s ultra-loose policies. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Cheap Money Era May Be Ending

The Bank of Japan’s (BOJ’s) war against deflation is far from over, but analysts are hopeful that 2017 may mark a turning point for the world’s third-largest economy. Evidence that two decades of deflation have yet to be fully expunged came Friday ... ( read original story ...)