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Giappone
Dollar falls below ¥121 in Tokyo trading
The dollar dropped below ¥121 in Tokyo trading on Tuesday, weighed down by sluggish performance of Japanese stocks. At 5 p.m., the dollar was at ¥120.61-61, down from ¥121.24-25 at the same time Monday. The euro was at $1.1052-1053, up from $1.0960-0961, and at ¥133.30-31, up from ¥132.89-90. After moving ...
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Giappone
Delivery, take-out foods to be exempt from tax hike
The Abe administration and ruling parties plan to exempt delivery and takeout food from the upcoming consumption tax hike. The post Delivery, take-out foods to be exempt from tax hike appeared first on The Japan Times.
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Giappone
Tokyo stocks fall further ahead of Fed meeting
Stocks lost further ground on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday, hit by position adjustment and futures-led selling ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting, which was to begin later Tuesday. The Nikkei tumbled 317.52 points, or 1.68 percent, to 18,565.90, the lowest finish since Oct. 22. On ...
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Giappone
Ghosn succession a question Renault-Nissan must face after French deal
Carlos Ghosn said Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA are unlikely to stick with one chief executive officer after him, complicating the future of the carmakers’ alliance structure. Ghosn, 61, will continue running Renault and Nissan as long as he has the trust of shareholders, he told reporters in Yokohama ...
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Cina Giappone
Don’t let the friendly face fool you — this croupier has no heart
She has an hourglass figure, an unflappable manner and a friendly face. Meet Min, the robot whose creators say could revolutionize card-dealing in the world’s casinos. The svelte brunette is a prototype of a human-like electronic croupier, which Paradise Entertainment Ltd., a Hong Kong-based gaming machine manufacturer and supplier, says ...
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Giappone
Japan’s ¥135 trillion pension fund boosts infrastructure weighting
Japan’s ¥135 trillion Government Pension Investment Fund is building up its alternative investment department after raising bets on infrastructure projects more than 10-fold to secure higher returns than low-yielding bonds. The world’s largest retiree fund has boosted staff in its alternative investment section, formed last year, to five people, Shinichirou ...
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Giappone
Tightest job market since 1992 may weigh on Japan bonds
The nation’s most severe labor shortage in almost quarter of a century will support the central bank’s inflation target and weaken appetite for already low-yielding bonds. The Bank of Japan’s quarterly tankan survey on Monday showed it has not been so difficult for employers to fill vacancies since 1992, and ...
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Giappone
Abe’s deflation fight has automated foes on nearly every Tokyo street corner
They stand resolutely on street corners around Japan, proclaiming that deflation has not been vanquished, much as the Abe administration and the central bank have tried. They are the country’s 5 million vending machines, and as anyone who has visited can attest, they are seemingly everywhere: from the capital’s vast ...
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Giappone
BOJ gains confidence in Japan’s economy; cheap oil a threat
Bank of Japan officials are gaining confidence in the resilience of the nation’s economy, while keeping a close eye on the impact of low oil prices on inflation expectations, according to people familiar with the central bank’s discussions. Indicators have improved in the run-up to the BOJ’s policy decision due ...
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Cuba
“El convenio petrolero debe ser revisado”
El convenio petrolero entre Venezuela y Nicaragua debería ser revisado por la nueva Asamblea que tomará vigencia el próximo 5 de enero en Caracas, asegura el economista venezolano Luis Oliveros, aunque no cree que sea una las primeras medidas que tomen los diputados de la MUD. “Muchos en Venezuela esperamos ...