Hideo Kumano Chief Economist, Dai-ichi Life Research Institute [Tokyo 26th]- Soon the name of the new governor of the Bank of Japan will be revealed. The normalization of monetary policy that person must undertake is likely to be an extremely bumpy road. Perhaps his five-year term will not be enough, and it may take more … Read more
(Reuters) – The European Union (EU) is expected to raise competition concerns over Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of US game giant Activision Blizzard, it was learned on January 16. Photo taken on January 18, 2023. (Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration) [ブリュッセル １６日 ロイター] – The European Union (EU) is expected to express competition concerns over Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of … Read more
Norihiro Fujito, Chief Investment Strategist, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities [Tokyo 7th]- Powell, Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Board (FRB), has a wide range of policy stances. Until last year, he consistently repeated his view that “high prices are temporary” and that “we can be patient with rate hikes.” However, signs of change emerged … Read more
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s August trade deficit hit a record high for a single month. If this pace continues, 2022 is likely to reach a record high for a calendar year. The question is whether this deficit is temporary or has become a permanent trend. Unfortunately, there is an increasing possibility that the recording of … Read more
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said it will invite former Twitter security chief Peter Zatko to a hearing on Sept. 13 to discuss his accusations that Twitter deceived regulators. Photo courtesy of the federal government, Peter Zatko. (2022 Reuters/US federal government/Handout via REUTERS) [ワシントン ２４日 ロイター] – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said it will … Read more
[TOKYO (Reuters)]- Japan’s trade deficit continues to expand. In July, it was 2.1 trillion yen (seasonally adjusted), and it is a situation where we may have a deficit of over 20 trillion yen on an annual basis. The income balance in fiscal 2021 will be in the black of 19 trillion yen, and there is … Read more
Norihiro Fujito Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities [Tokyo 9th]–The Russian invasion of Ukraine suddenly reversed the hands of the clock 60-70 years ago. The 1956 “Hungarian Revolution” and the 1968 “Prague Spring” in Czechoslovakia are a return to the time when they were overrun by Soviet tanks. On March 9, the Russian invasion of Ukraine … Read more