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Hong Kong fund to sell Japan, S.Korea Burger King business in deal over $1bln – source

Private equity firm Affinity Equity Partners is this week launching the sale of its Burger King fast-food businesses in South…

4 years ago

Japan finance minister vows stable JGB issuance via dialogue with markets

Japan will issue government bonds (JGBs) worth 215 trillion yen ($1.89 trillion) in the next fiscal year in a stable…

4 years ago

Japan raises FY2022 GDP growth estimate amid risks to outlook

Japan upgraded on Thursday its growth projections for the next fiscal year starting in April, saying it expected gross domestic…

4 years ago

Foreign holdings of Treasuries hit record high in October -data

Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries, led by Japan and China, rose to a record high for the month of October,…

4 years ago

Japan Oct retail sales boosted by fuel-price spike, broad trend still soft

Japan's retail sales rose for the first time in three months in October, though less than expected, and the underlying…

4 years ago

Japan joins Israel in barring foreigners as Omicron worries spread

Japan said on Monday it would close its borders to foreigners, as the world's third-largest economy joined Israel in taking…

4 years ago

Stocks lurch lower, bonds jump as virus variant spooks investors

Stocks suffered their sharpest drop in three months in Asia on Friday and oil tumbled after the detection of a…

4 years ago

Japan PM Kishida urges companies to raise wages by 3% or more

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday urged companies whose earnings have recovered to pre-pandemic levels to raise wages by…

4 years ago

Dollar stands tall after firm U.S. data, Asian stocks wobble

The dollar reached a four-and-a-half-year high against the yen on Wednesday after better-than-expected U.S. retail data, which also boosted Wall…

4 years ago

Momentum grows for green hydrogen projects in Tasmania

Woodside Petroleum (WPL.AX) said on Friday it has acquired land for a proposed hydrogen plant in Tasmania, one of three proposed hydrogen…

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