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Rare strike closes Japanese department store
AFP, Published on 31/08/2023
» TOKYO - The shutters came down on one of Japan's best-known department stores on Thursday in the retail sector's first strike for six decades, sparked by fears that its mooted new US owner will slash jobs.
Virus poses new threat to world economy
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/01/2020
» The outbreak of the deadly coronavirus threatens to derail a fragile stabilisation in the world economy, which had appeared poised to benefit from the phase one US-China trade deal, and signs of a tech turnaround.
Economic news buoys Wall Street, SET up on week
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee & Darana Chudasri, Published on 20/04/2019
» Recap: The US stock market edged up in response to better-than-expected economic data before the long Easter weekend, lifting many Asian indices as well. Still, US-China trade negotiations remain a concern that could rattle investor confidence going forward.
As US rattles sabre on trade, Asia bites its tongue on soft dollar
Reuters, Published on 07/02/2018
» SEOUL/TOKYO: A year after US President Donald Trump took office, heightened rhetoric out of Washington about unfair trade has kept Asian policymakers reluctant to openly talk down their currencies despite the dollar's slump to multi-year lows.