2+ hour, 56+ min ago  (82+ words) March 27, 2026 at 07:10 JST PARIS--The escalating conflict in the Middle East "has knocked the global economy "off a stronger growth path, the OECD warned on Thursday, as a near-halt in energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz threatens to push…...

2+ day, 50+ min ago  (587+ words) March 28, 2026 at 15:06 JST Former Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda responds in an interview with The Asahi Shimbun. (Yasumasa Kikuchi) Former Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank could still raise interest rates three or four times…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (222+ words) China pledges more balanced trade and further opening of the economy after record surplus" China pledges more balanced trade and further opening of the economy after record surplus March 23, 2026 at 12:12 JST Chinese Premier Li Qiang is seen on phone screens…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (657+ words) March 24, 2026 at 15:57 JST Rengo President Tomoko Yoshino speaks at a news conference in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on March 23. (Hiroki Yoshida) Unions have reported an average wage hike of 5.26 percent for permanent employees so far in the "shunto" spring labor negotiations,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (153+ words) Asian shares skid as oil tops $111 a barrel and Wall Street slumps" Asian shares skid as oil tops $111 a barrel and Wall Street slumps March 19, 2026 at 13:25 JST BANGKOK--Shares retreated Thursday in Asia after stocks on Wall Street slumped as…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago  (195+ words) China's economy enters 2026 on firmer footing as risks build" China's economy enters 2026 on firmer footing as risks build March 16, 2026 at 12:52 JST An employee works on the production line for solar panels at a factory of GCL System Integration Technology in…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (526+ words) March 13, 2026 at 11:40 JST Sony Honda Mobility Inc. shows the new Afeela EV prototype in Las Vegas on Jan. 5. (Kenichiro Shino) Honda flags first annualloss, hit by$15.7 billion electric vehicle charge Honda Motor Co. will "fall to its first annual loss…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (873+ words) March 11, 2026 at 11:10 JST NEW YORK--The U.S. stock market held steadier Tuesday as Wall Street waited for the next signal on when the'war with Iran'may end. The S&P 500 dipped 0.2%, a day after its latest'wild swings'caused by extreme moves in the'oil…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (688+ words) March 10, 2026 at 15:45 JST An aerial view of a container terminal in seen in Shanghai, March 10, 2026. (Chinatopix via AP) HONG KONG--China's exports jumped nearly 22% in the first two months of the year from a year earlier, powered by a surge…...

3+ week, 3+ hour ago  (397+ words) March 9, 2026 at 11:59 JST Japan's real wages climbed in January for the first time in 13 months as inflation cooled, with base salaries growing at their fastest pace in 33 years, government data showed on "Monday. The positive turn strengthens the case for…...