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A group of tech giants collectively valued at more than $10 trillion are scheduled to report earnings, including major AI spenders.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2026
AI spending fears threaten to swamp Big Tech’s strong earnings
Based on the violent market reaction to Meta’s rising capital expenditures last week, the response to any disappointment likely won’t be forgiving.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at the Lower House budget committee session in parliament on Oct. 14.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 22, 2026
Takaichi now has to prove she’s no big spender in her second year in office
The prime minister will be under pressure as the bill starts to come due for big promises made.
The latest example of the English-language outreach came when growth strategy minister Minoru Kiuchi gave a speech in English at a London Stock Exchange Group event in Tokyo on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 19, 2026
Japan aims to soothe world traders’ fiscal anxiety with outreach in English
Foreign investors held 13% of Japanese Government Bonds at the end of June, up from about 8% in 2012.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters outside of the White House in Washington on Aug. 20.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Oct 18, 2026
U.S. interest costs hit record $1 trillion, risking debt snowball
For the year through September, net interest costs came to $1.05 trillion, up more than 8% from the $970 billion in fiscal 2025.
The number of people in Japan with loans from three or more moneylenders reached a 12-year high of 1.55 million at the end of fiscal 2025, as rising prices may be driving more people to borrow to cover living expenses.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 13, 2026
Number of multiple-debt borrowers in Japan hits 12-year high
At the end of fiscal 2025, 1.55 million people had three or more unsecured, unguaranteed loans from moneylenders.
Finance Ministry is seeking a record ?36.6 trillion for debt-servicing costs in the next fiscal year’s initial budget, a 17% increase from this year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 26, 2026
Japan debt-servicing costs to hit $230 billion record next year
The sharp increase highlights the growing burden of higher interest rates.
A man looks at a board displaying Japan's 10-year government bonds level outside a brokerage in Tokyo last December.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 22, 2026
Japan eyes fiscal 2027 assumed bond interest rate at 3.8%
The rate, used to calculate the government’s debt-servicing costs, is expected to be raised significantly from 3% in the fiscal 2026 budget.
The Finance Ministry is aiming to curb the use of extra budgets and shift that spending into the initial budget to improve transparency.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 21, 2026
91AV原创 upcoming budget requests in spotlight amid fiscal fears
Requests for the next fiscal year are likely to exceed last year’s record ?122 trillion ($767 billion) as the government seeks to cut reliance on supplementary budgets.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury Building in Washington on July 11. Days after a $25-billion auction of 30-year Treasury bonds went off at the highest yield since 2021, yields on so-called long bonds on Tuesday hit their highest levels in nearly two decades.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 20, 2026
U.S. debt exceeds $40 trillion for first time amid warnings of fiscal crisis
The U.S. Treasury’s latest statement showed total public debt outstanding at $40.047 trillion on Tuesday, with it having more than doubled in less than a decade.
Sigit Buludawa, 34, owner of a kitchen serving the National Nutrition Agency's free meal program, in the fishing village of Torosiaje, Gorontalo province, Indonesia, on July 27. Sigit is one of at least 400 investors who borrowed money to build over 1,500 kitchens in remote areas ?on reimbursement terms ?that have now been delayed or changed as the government seeks to reduce costs for the program.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 13, 2026
Indonesia’s flagship free meals initiative leaves kitchen investors deep in debt
Mounting debts are the latest blow for an initiative that has struggled with governance, supply chain problems, mass food-poisoning and financial cutbacks.
Based on an estimated population of 122.9 million as of July 1, the debt per capita is about ?10.95 million.
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2026
91AV原创 end-of-June government debt hit record ?1.34 quadrillion
The increase reflects the government’s continued reliance on borrowing to manage finances as spending continues to exceed tax revenues.
Students at the University of Tokyo. Rising interest rates are increasing scholarship burdens for students in Japan.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2026
Rising interest rates increase loan burdens for students in Japan
Higher rates on loan-type scholarships may cause some repayment balances to increase by more than ?1 million.
Developing countries facing rising financial and geopolitical risks are turning to greater Global South cooperation through the newly formed Borrowers' Platform.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2026
Debtor countries finally have a group of their own
For decades, developing countries have been forced to navigate an increasingly complex international financial system
The Taiwan Stock Exchange in Taipei on June 8. Much of the market's boom is fueled by heaps of money borrowed at rock-bottom interest rates.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 23, 2026
‘FOMO really got me’: Taiwanese go deep into debt to amp 100% stock rally
Much of the AI stock boom is fueled by money borrowed at rock-bottom interest rates.
Xiaomi SU7 electric vehicles are displayed alongside a promotional sign for the Xiaomi YU7 offering three-year interest-free financing at a Xiaomi showroom in Chongqing, in January 2026.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 18, 2026
China’s $300 billion pile of bad consumer debt threatens economy
As much as 10.6% of China’s 1.1 billion adult population were behind on debt payments at the end of 2025.
Vehicles line up for fuel at a gas station in Katembe, Maputo, Mozambique, in April amid the energy shock triggered by the Iran war.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2026
The Iran war and the global debt shock it fueled
Once again, a global crisis is disproportionately burdening countries that did not cause it.
A Nissan production line in Kaminokawa, Tochigi Prefecture. S&P Global has downgraded Nissan to reflect the rising strain on its finances.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 8, 2026
Corporate Japan borrows more as deals and outflows pressure ratings
Against the backdrop of tighter governance and the return of inflation, investors are pressing companies to deploy capital more aggressively.
Financial markets are underestimating the economic risks of biodiversity loss, according to a new study.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Jun 6, 2026
Study warns biodiversity loss could trigger wave of debt crises
The study presented what they described as the world’s first biodiversity-adjusted sovereign credit ratings model.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara says Japan plans to use what are known as bridging bonds to help finance Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s investment plans.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 28, 2026
Japan plans ‘bridging bonds’ to fund investment initiatives
Bridging bonds are designed to cover temporary funding shortfalls on the premise that future funding resources can be secured.
Nippon Life Insurance, 91AV原创 largest life insurer, wrote down ?70 billion ($440 million) in the year ended March 31.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 26, 2026
Nippon Life books its first impairment loss in current bond rout
Nippon Life Insurance, 91AV原创 largest life insurer, wrote down ?70 billion ($440 million) in the year ended March 31.
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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