Tag: Japan
The Real Virus Number Determining If Cities Return to Lockdown
(Bloomberg) -- As countries across Asia Pacific struggle with resurgences of the coronavirus, one data point is steering government responses: the share of cases with...
Asia’s Factories May Be Over Worst as China Demand Picks Up
(Bloomberg) -- Asia’s factory managers saw glimmers of hope in June, with the region’s purchasing managers indexes turning up across the board as demand from China picked...
U.S. Futures Drop, Bonds Up on Second-Wave Worries: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) -- U.S. futures retreated along with Asian shares and the dollar climbed against major peers as investors gauged the danger of a second wave...
Green Shoots Emerge in World Economy as Virus Lockdowns Ease
(Bloomberg) -- Slowly but not surely, the world economy is emerging from its coronavirus-enforced hibernation.
As governments ease lockdowns of businesses and allow consumers to travel...
Trump Needles China; Women’s Jobs More Vulnerable: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against China, suggesting that leader Xi Jinping is behind a “disinformation and propaganda attack on the United States and...
Japan Mulls Extending Emergency; Johnson Returns: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) -- Japanese officials are weighing the need to extend an emergency declaration beyond the Golden Week holidays, reports indicate. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
UAE Economy Will See 3.3 Per Cent Growth in 2021: IMF
International Monetary Fund's (IMF) World Economic Outlook predicts that the UAE economy will grow 3.3 per cent in 2021, even as it expects a...
UAE Passport Biggest Climber on Henley Passport Index
The UAE passport continues to be the biggest climber on the Henley Passport Index, soaring to 47 places over the past decade to bag...
The Ghosn Brand Is Broken. These Spin Doctors Say How to Fix It
(Bloomberg) --Carlos Ghosn captured the world’s attention by being spirited out of Japan in a private jet concealed in a box often used for...
Carlos Ghosn Goes on the Offensive in First Appearance Since Escape
(Bloomberg) --Carlos Ghosn went on the attack against Japan’s criminal justice system less than two weeks after becoming the world’s most famous fugitive with...