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October 27, 2026
 

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Saqib Iqbal Ahmed
A pedestrian walks in front of a stock quotation board displaying the level of Japan's 10-year government bonds and the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and yen, outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Sept. 18.
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Sep 26, 2026
91AV原创 bond ‘falling knife’ stalls repatriation rush
Major investors remain reluctant to commit heavily to domestic bonds while yields are still climbing and few clues about how much rates must rise.
Brazilian real and a U.S. dollar notes are seen in this illustration taken on Dec. 18, 2024
BUSINESS / Markets
May 20, 2025
Dollar set for more weakness as ‘Brand USA’ falls further out of favor
Investors see the currency losing more of its luster as the greenback comes back to earth from lofty valuations.
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Monday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 29, 2025
After 100 days under Trump, investors reassess the allure of ‘brand USA’
The market has seen significant rallies fueled in part by trade negotiation optimism, but investors remain concerned about the longevity and strength of any bounce-back.
Trading indexes at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. Bets worth millions of dollars placed on a rebound by unidentified options traders shortly before U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff pause are drawing scrutiny.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 11, 2025
Well-timed option trades ahead of Trump’s tariff pause draw questions
Some unidentified options traders placed bets worth millions of dollars on a rebound minutes before the U.S. president’s social media post sent the stock market rallying.
With less than a month before the election, polls and prediction markets show Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump in a virtual dead heat.
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Oct 11, 2024
Risks from possible contested U.S. election appear on market’s radar
For now, political uncertainty appears to be doing little to dampen enthusiasm for stocks.
The U.S. dollar has fallen 5% from its 2024 highs, close to its lowest level in about a year against a basket of peers following a sharp drop last month.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 6, 2024
Market sentiment mixed on pace of dollar’s weakening ahead of Fed rate cuts
The currency has declined rapidly against peers as anticipated interest rate cuts threaten to end the greenback’s yearslong period of strength.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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