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Giappone
Nomura exec sees Trump presidency extending Japan’s stock rally next year
Policy pledges by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump are bullish for Japanese share prices, which will build on their recent gains in 2017, according to Norikazu Akedo, a senior managing director at Nomura Holdings Inc.’s brokerage unit. Trump’s election win was a “great turning point” for Japan equities, due to his ...
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Giappone
Exporting online no longer a side job, says consultant
Akihiko Tsukahara, an exporter of Japanese products and export consultant, recalled the time he was struggling to gather hundreds of game boards for the game of go to fill an order. It was an order placed by an overseas operator of go classes, worth ¥8 million (the initial purchase order ...
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Giappone
Paper made from stone tempts Japan’s top printer to invest
The nation’s biggest printing company is funding a startup that makes paper out of rock, in a bid to diversify into new materials and as environmental concerns push companies to seek more sustainable products. Toppan Printing Co., the nation’s largest by sales, will form an alliance with TBM Co. that ...
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Cina Giappone
China eyes ‘The Art of War’ as Trump signals battle on trade
There’s a Chinese saying that stems from the philosophy in Sun Tzu’s ancient text “The Art of War”: You can kill 1,000 enemies, but you would also lose 800 soldiers. Centuries later, the proverb is suddenly apt again, being mentioned frequently in discussions around Beijing. Now, it highlights the potential ...
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USA Giappone Singapore Regno Unito
Others now following prescient analyst who predicted yen’s slide
Calling for a weaker yen was a lonely post six months ago for Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC’s Mansoor Mohi-uddin. Now the Singapore-based strategist is getting plenty of company from others who are joining him in forecasting the currency will slide to 120 per dollar. While Bank of America ...
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Giappone
Jaguar Land Rover wants to make electric cars in Brexit U.K.
Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. said it intends to build electric cars in the U.K. if the government can overcome shortfalls in available energy and infrastructure investment, potentially giving Britain a manufacturing boost as it leaves the European Union. Jaguar Land Rover’s expression of interest in building electric cars in the ...
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Cina Giappone
China approves 247 billion yuan railway plan for Jing-Jin-Ji mega-city
China has approved a 247 billion yuan railway plan to improve transport links between the capital Beijing, the port city of Tianjin, and the neighboring province of Hebei, part of plans to integrate the three areas into a mega-city. The National Development and Reform Commission said in a online statement ...
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Giappone
Dollar falls below ¥112 in Tokyo
The dollar dropped below ¥112 in Tokyo trading for the first time in about a week on Monday, weighed down by position-adjustment selling following its sharp gain since the U.S. presidential election early this month. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥111.96-97, down from ¥113.13-13 at the same time ...
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Brasile
Il presidente del Brasile Michel Temer coinvolto nell’inchiesta Petrobras.
Il presidente del Brasile Michel Temer coinvolto nell’inchiesta Petrobras. Dopo le proteste che hanno portato in piazza migliaia di persone, il presidente brasiliano Michel Temer in una conferenza stampa ha promesso di bloccare una legge che prevede l’amnistia per i politici accusati di reati finanziari. La legge, che era sul ...
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Sudafrica USA Kenya Regno Unito
Jubilee blows away Sh14 billion public cash
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee administration has wasted over Sh14 billion, a new audit report indicates, detailing massive plunder within key ministries and government departments. The report by Auditor General Edward Ouko also reveals that the government could not support expenditure of over Sh7.3 billion. The report adds onto the graft and accountability crisis in ...