TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) – Japan’s government said on Friday it plans to restrict exports of 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, aligning controls on technology trade with US pressure to boost China’s ability to make advanced chips. curb making. The trade and industry minister said in a press release that it will impose export … Read more
SINGAPORE, March 30 (Reuters) – Equity markets in Asia posted recent gains on Thursday, as fears of a banking crisis eased and investors weighed whether a breakup of Chinese conglomerate Alibaba could signal that Beijing’s regulatory storm targeting tech companies , could finally disappear. The MSCI index of Asia-Pacific stocks outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) rose 0.2%. … Read more
MSCI All-World index up 0.3%, dollar falls UBS rehires Ermotti as head of the merged unit Alibaba up 13%, other Chinese tech stocks up Oil rises, gold falls LONDON, March 29 (Reuters) – Global stocks rose on Wednesday as investors took heart from greater levels of stability in the banking sector, but the sense of … Read more
SEOUL/BUSAN, March 28 (Reuters) – North Korea unveiled new, smaller warheads and pledged to produce more weapons-grade nuclear material to expand the country’s arsenal, state media KCNA said on Tuesday, as a US aircraft carrier landed in South Korea. Korea arrived. for military exercises. KCNA released photos of the warheads, dubbed Hwasan-31s, as leader Kim … Read more
March 28 (Reuters) – The Russian navy has fired supersonic anti-ship missiles at a dummy target in the Sea of ​​Japan, the Russian defense ministry said on Tuesday. “In the waters of the Sea of ​​Japan, Pacific Fleet missile ships fired Moskit cruise missiles at a mock enemy naval target,” it said in a statement … Read more
HONG KONG, March 28 (Reuters) – Global stocks and US bond yields rose on Tuesday, as a US regulator-backed deal by First Citizens BancShares to buy the failed Silicon Valley Bank allayed wider concerns about problems in the sector. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific stocks outside Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS) was up 0.3% by early morning in … Read more
WASHINGTON, March 28 (Reuters) – The United States and Japan on Tuesday announced a trade deal on battery minerals for electric vehicles that is essential to strengthening their battery supply chains and giving Japanese automakers wider access to a new $7,500 US EV tax credit. The swiftly negotiated agreement prohibits the two countries from imposing … Read more
Asian Fairs: Nikkei up 0.3%, S&P 500 and European futures up Eyes on Deutsche Bank, credit default swaps Deposits flow from banks to money market funds SYDNEY, March 27 (Reuters) – Asian stocks struggled on Monday as US and European stock futures rose higher on hopes authorities sought to shield stress in the global banking … Read more
WASHINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) – China is watching “very carefully” Washington and the world’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but has not yet crossed the line of providing deadly aid to Moscow, the US secretary of state said Affairs Antony Blinken Wednesday. . Speaking after a visit to Moscow by Chinese President Xi Jinping, … Read more
TOKYO/NEW DELHI, March 20 (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday announced a new plan to promote an open and free Indo-Pacific, pledging billions of dollars in investment to help economies across the region everything from industry to disaster prevention. The plan he announced in New Delhi is seen as an attempt by … Read more