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Giappone
Nikkei tumbles 290 points on yen’s rise
Stocks retreated sharply on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, with export-oriented names taking a beating amid the strong yen and financials weathering fears over Europe’s banking system. The Nikkei average lost 290.34 points, or 1.85 percent, to end at 15,378.99. On Tuesday, it slumped 106.47 points. The Topix index ...
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Giappone
BOJ bond valuation losses are said to be ¥874 billion in 2015
The Bank of Japan wrote down the value of its holdings of government debt by ¥874 billion ($8.5 billion) in the last fiscal year, undercutting the income from its still profitable asset-purchase program. With yields below zero, the central bank is buying debt at prices higher than the face value. ...
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Cina Giappone
Mazda recalls cars in China after regulator action on Takata air bags
Mazda Motor Corp.’s Chinese joint venture will recall 74,310 of its Mazda2 sedans in China to replace Takata Corp. air bags after an investigation by the country’s safety regulator. China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said Mazda will contact affected vehicle owners through their authorized dealers and ...
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Giappone
Japanese textbook publishers warned over gratuities paid to school teachers
The Fair Trade Commission warned nine publishers on Wednesday over gratuities paid to teachers for feedback on school textbooks undergoing government screening. The FTC pointed out that such practice might violate the antimonopoly law that bans attracting customers by providing unfair benefits. The antitrust watchdog also said preventive measures by ...
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Giappone
Average pay hike won by unions shrinks
The average pay hike won in this year’s shunto annual labor-management negotiations across Japan shrank 0.20 percentage points from the previous year to 2 percent, according to a survey by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, or Rengo. Even though the margin narrowed amid uncertainty over corporate earnings stemming from the ...
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Giappone
Ghosn tasks top lieutenant to hunt for Mitsubishi Motors savings
Carlos Ghosn has tasked one of his top lieutenants at Nissan Motor Co. to identify cost savings at Mitsubishi Motors Corp. as it acquires a stake in the rival automaker. Chief Competitive Officer Hiroto Saikawa, 62, is leading a team to find areas where the companies can save costs and ...
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Guatemala
Guatemala y Taiwán conmemoran 10 años del Tratado de Libre Comercio
Este intercambio comercial ubica a Taiwán como el socio comercial 31 en exportaciones y 18 en importaciones guatemaltecas y posiciona a Guatemala como el destino de exportaciones número 58 de Taiwán y el proveedor número 71.
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Argentina Venezuela Paraguay Uruguay
Argentina ve valor "estratégico" en acuerdo UE-Mercosur, mas allá de comercio
Braun descarta que pueda influir en las negociaciones el hecho de que Venezuela tenga la presidencia protémpore de Mercosur en los próximos meses, ya que "Venezuela no es parte de esa negociación, que partió con los cuatro países originales" de este grupo (Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay y Uruguay).
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Brasile
Banco Central lucra R$ 69,663 bilhões com operações de câmbio
Banco Central lucrou R$ 69,663 bilhões com operações de câmbio no primeiro semestre deste ano. No mesmo período de 2015, houve prejuízo de R$ 33,135 bilhões Arquivo/Agência Brasil O Banco Central (BC) lucrou R$ 69,663 bilhões com operações de câmbio, chamadas de swap cambial, no primeiro semestre deste ano. ...
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Brasile
Mesmo com aumentos, gastos com pessoal ficarão estáveis, diz ministro
Brasília - O ministro interino do Planejamento, Orçamento e Gestão, Dyogo OliveiraMarcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil O ministro do Planejamento, Dyogo Oliveira, disse hoje (6) que o reajuste dos servidores públicos federais não afetará a relação entre a folha de pagamento da União e o Produto Interno Bruto (PIB), que se manterá ...