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Amamiya, aka ‘Mr. BOJ,’ shapes central bank policy behind the scenes
Masayoshi Amamiya is viewed as so essential to operations at the Bank of Japan that he’s known inside the central bank as “Mr. BOJ.” With the shift in recent months from a blitz on deflation to a long-haul campaign that’s set to outlast Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda’s term, Amamiya is at ...
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Giappone Myanmar
ANA invests in Myanmar airline venture planning international debut in 2018
ANA Holdings Inc. has invested in a new airline venture in Myanmar that aims to start international flights in 2018 as the Japanese carrier seeks to capture demand in Asia’s fastest-growing economy. ANA has a 49 percent stake and a local company holds the remainder, Shinya Katanozaka, CEO of Japan’s ...
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Citigroup currency trader settles Tokyo wrongful-dismissal case
A Citigroup Inc. currency trader in Tokyo who sued the U.S. bank after it fired him for allegedly trying to manipulate foreign-exchange rates has settled the case. The wrongful-dismissal lawsuit was withdrawn on Nov. 2 after the court-mediated settlement, according to Tokyo District Court records, the details of which were ...
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Japan’s consumers proving more resilient than thought, restyled GDP readings show
Decades of economic stagnation have taken a toll on Japan’s consumers, who went from being big spenders before the bubble economy imploded in the 1990s to masters of thrift today. For the government’s Abenomics program, a lot hinges on how much the average person spends, and how they respond to ...
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Japan’s wholesale prices decline for 20th month straight
Wholesale prices dropped 2.2 percent in November as lower oil prices helped drag the downtrend into its 20th consecutive month, Bank of Japan data showed Monday. The result underscores the fact that the central bank faces a difficult challenge in attaining its 2 percent inflation target. Wholesale prices tend to ...
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Core private-sector machinery orders rose 4.1% in October
Core private-sector machinery orders rose a seasonally adjusted 4.1 percent in October from the previous month, lifted by strong growth in the nonmanufacturing sector, the government said Monday in maintaining its basic assessment. The orders, which exclude those for ships and from utilities because of their volatility and are widely ...
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Fine fair on Air France; Turkish business upgrades; Cathay Dragon rebrands
Fine fair on Air France Since Nov. 3, Air France has offered upgraded meal service for business-class passengers on its Paris-Haneda route. A choice of cold appetizers or warm vegetable soup that includes pumpkin, potatoes and peas is now available. There are six types of entrees created by Guy Martin, ...
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USA Giappone
Biz USA welcomes Trump vow to dump Obama protections for workers, environment, financial system
President-elect Donald Trump has lost no chance to bash or threaten individual companies that cross him. Yet much of corporate America appears to view Trump not as an adversary but as a powerful friend. For all his bullying stance toward some companies, businesses have been cheered by his vows to ...
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Sri Lanka troops fire warning shots at protesting dock workers keeping Japanese ship in port
Sri Lankan naval troops fired warning shots to break up a protest by striking dock workers who have held up a Japanese vessel for four days at the island’s southern international port. Troops entered Hambantota port from the sea Saturday and fired warning shots to disperse the crowd, considering their ...
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Giappone Iran
Iran seals $17 billion deal for 80 Boeing jetliners, closes in on another Airbus order
Iran signed a $16.6 billion deal for 80 Boeing passenger jets on Sunday and was said to be close to another for dozens of Airbus planes to complete what would be the biggest package of firm contracts with Western companies since Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution. The deal between IranAir and ...