Marketmind: A month of war
A look at the day ahead in markets from Sujata Rao It’s a month since Russian troops stormed into Ukraine, goading the West into an unexpectedly severe sanctions response. Now,…
A look at the day ahead in markets from Sujata Rao It’s a month since Russian troops stormed into Ukraine, goading the West into an unexpectedly severe sanctions response. Now,…
By Kaori Kaneko and Takahiko Wada TOKYO – Japan is considering requiring companies’ annual reports to disclose average wages by gender and the ratio of female managers, said two people…
BEIJING – China hopes the United States will scrap all tariffs on its goods as soon as possible after the U.S. reinstated 352 product exclusions from China tariffs, the commerce…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO – Japan may see consumer inflation creep up and stay near the central bank’s 2% target for a prolonged period if the war in Ukraine continues…
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO/NEW DELHI – Sri Lanka will seek World Bank assistance to stave off a severe economic crisis in addition to an International Monetary Fund…
By Eileen Soreng and Praveen Menon – Russia might look to its giant neighbour to replace Australian alumina supplies cut off by sanctions, but Chinese aluminium smelters need all the…
By Harshita Swaminathan – Investors stayed bearish on most emerging Asian currencies and turned short on Thailand’s baht for the first time in three months, as uncertainty from Russia’s invasion…
By Yuka Obayashi and Heekyong Yang TOKYO – Asian importers of Russian gas were scrambling on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin said “unfriendly” countries must pay for Russian gas…
By Makiko Yamazaki and Rocky Swift TOKYO -Toshiba Corp shareholders on Thursday voted down competing proposals – one presented by management and the other backed by activist shareholders, leaving the…
ZURICH – UBS and Credit Suisse have made further progress in how they would stabilise and restructure themselves in a financial crisis, Swiss financial watchdog FINMA said on Thursday. Big…
TOKYO – Japanese automaker Mazda Motor Corp said on Thursday it would suspend production at its two domestic factories for two days in April due to auto parts supply disruptions.…
MINUWANGODA, Sri Lanka – Thusitha Hadaragama stood at a corner store near his home in Sri Lanka’s Minuwangoda town this week and surveyed groceries to buy for his family of…
TOKYO – Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member Goushi Kataoka said on Thursday a weak yen was positive for the economy, with the damage due to rising import costs likely…
By Cynthia Kim SEOUL – At age 69, Kim Jung-mi holds three jobs: she spends three hours getting a two-year old home from kindergarten every weekday for $9 per hour,…
By Sinead Cruise, Matt Scuffham and Megan Davies LONDON/NEW YORK -Global banks including Citigroup Inc, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Societe Generale face pressure to commit to remaining as custodian…
By Joyce Lee SEOUL -Samsung Electronics shares worth about $1.1 billion were sold in a block deal on Thursday, according to a document, which some analysts attributed to the Samsung…
NEW YORK – BlackRock Inc’s chief executive, Larry Fink, said on Thursday that the Russia-Ukraine war could end up accelerating digital currencies as a tool to settle international transactions, as…
ATHENS, Ohio – An Athens Athens County Children Services worker, turned herself in to the Hocking County Sheriff’s Office on a charge out of Athens County for Obstructing Justice, a…
SILVER SPRING, MD – Police have reported the arrest of an armed robbery suspect wanted for a November 2021 incident at the Metro by T-Mobile store on New Hampshire Avenue.…
BROOKLYN, NY – A 13-year-old girl in Brooklyn was the victim of attempted kidnapping and the incident was caught on surveillance camera footage. Police in Brooklyn said the man pulled…
BALTIMORE, MD – One man was shot and is listed in critical condition after being shot Monday night on Belmont Avenue. According to the Baltimore County Police Department, at approximately…
NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Police have arrested two suspects in relation to the shooting death of Steve Camino, age 26, of Grove Street, North Plainfield that occurred on March 1,…
ALLENTOWN, PA – It is a growing trend across America as many are taking to city streets to illegally joy ride their off-road vehicles, causing a neighborhood nuisance to homeowners…
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY -An inquiry has declared Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd unfit for a gambling licence in Western Australia state but stopped short of revoking it, adding…
TOKYO -Japan does not know how Russia will handle the required rouble payments for its energy sold to “unfriendly” countries, the finance minister said on Thursday. Japan accounted for 4.1%…