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Asian hedge funds find it harder to make money in Japan as they pivot from China

Reuters 30 Nov 2023
HONG KONG, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Many of Asia's hedge fund managers who pivoted from China's languid markets to Japan's soaring stocks in 2023 have struggled to make money, hamstrung by a lack of local insight and having no playbook to unlock the world's third-largest economy.
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South Koreans want their own nukes. That could roil one of the world’s most dangerous regions

Wtop 30 Nov 2023
The United States, bound by treaty to defend Seoul and Tokyo, stations 28,500 troops in South Korea and another 56,000 in Japan ... military officer, recently told reporters in Tokyo ... Seoul going nuclear could lead to sanctions targeting South Korea’s export-dependent economy.
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Toyota group to sell 8% Denso stake, investors want more unwinding

Reuters 29 Nov 2023
TOKYO, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Toyota (7203.T) and two affiliates will divest at least 8% of supplier Denso ... Since joining Reuters in 2018, Leussink has also covered Japan’s economy, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, COVID-19 and the Bank of Japan’s ultra-easy monetary policy experiment.
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North Korean Special Economic Zone Poised for Revival With New Russia Trade

Voa News 29 Nov 2023
Although China, with its vastly larger economy and deeper historic ties with North Korea, ... Lee Chan-woo, a North Korea economy expert at Teikyo University in Tokyo, said Russian wood cut by North Korean loggers could be resold to China through Rason, a city of about 200,000 people.
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North Korean special economic zone poised for revival in new Russia trade

Asahi News 29 Nov 2023
Although China - with its vastly larger economy and deeper historic ties with North Korea ... Lee Chan-woo, a North Korea economy expert at Teikyo University in Tokyo, said Russian wood cut by North Korean loggers could be resold to China through Rason, a town of about 200,000 people.
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Japan's PM vows to do utmost to tackle negative impact of price hikes

Kyodo 28 Nov 2023
"We are now at a critical juncture in terms of whether we can guide Japan's economy into a cycle of growth, in which sustainable wage and investment increases will be repeated," Kishida said in a speech at Kyodo News headquarters in Tokyo. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech at a gathering of newspaper editors in Tokyo on Nov.
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Stock market today: Asian shares mixed ahead of US consumer confidence and price data

Longview News-Journal 28 Nov 2023
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street benchmarks edged lower as investors waited for updates on inflation and how American consumers are feeling about the economy. Tokyo and Hong Kong fell while Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney gained ... Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index lost 0.1% to 33,408.39.
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Asian shares mixed ahead of U.S. consumer confidence and price data

Asahi News 28 Nov 2023
BANGKOK--Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street benchmarks edged lower as investors waited for updates on inflation and how American consumers are feeling about the economy. Tokyo and Hong Kong fell while Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney gained ... Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index lost 0.1% to 33,408.39.
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Markets mixed as traders await US data, Fed speakers

Citizen Tribune 28 Nov 2023
A string of indicators in recent months pointing to a slowing economy -- as well as a below-forecast rise in consumer prices -- have fuelled optimism that the US central bank has hiked borrowing costs for the last time this cycle ... In morning trade Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore were in the red, while Shanghai was flat ... Tokyo - Nikkei 225.
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Stock market today: Asian shares mostly higher ahead of consumer confidence and price data

Rutland Herald 28 Nov 2023
BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street benchmarks edged lower as investors waited for updates on inflation and how American consumers are feeling about the economy. Tokyo and Hong Kong fell while Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney gained ... Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index lost 0.4% to 33,323.13.
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Exclusive: Toyota group companies plan $4.7 billion sale of Denso stake

Reuters 28 Nov 2023
Companies have been slowly unwinding these holdings for years, but the trend gained momentum after the Tokyo Stock Exchange recently urged firms to improve their use of capital ... Since joining Reuters in 2018, Leussink has also covered Japan’s economy, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, COVID-19 and the Bank of Japan’s ultra-easy monetary policy experiment.
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Falling food inflation at risk of reversing next year, warn supermarkets - latest updates

The Daily Telegraph 28 Nov 2023
7.20AM OBR insists policies will reduce inflation, says Treasury ... JP Morgan boss says US economy is addicted to debt ... Shares were mixed in Asia after Wall Street benchmarks edged lower as investors waited for updates on inflation and how American consumers are feeling about the economy. Tokyo and Hong Kong fell while Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney gained.
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AP Business SummaryBrief at 12:23 a.m. EST

Enid News & Eagle 28 Nov 2023
With the economy struggling, it's not the best time ... Analysts say the government will have to hastily find cuts in the almost-finished spending plan for next year and those cuts could further slow what is already the world’s worst-performing major economy ... Tokyo and Hong Kong fell while Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney gained.
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AP Business SummaryBrief at 2:14 a.m. EST

Enid News & Eagle 28 Nov 2023
With the economy struggling, it's not the best time ... Analysts say the government will have to hastily find cuts in the almost-finished spending plan for next year and those cuts could further slow what is already the world’s worst-performing major economy ... Tokyo and Hong Kong fell while Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney gained.

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