JAPAN FINMIN KATAYAMA: UNABLE TO GAUGE EFFECT OF FOOD SALES TAX REDUCTION ON PRICES AT THIS STAGE
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JAPAN FINMIN KATAYAMA: G7 FINANCE MINISTERS UNANIMOUSLY CONCUR THAT MIDDLE EAST SITUATION SHOULD NOT BE EXTENDED
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JAPAN FINMIN KATAYAMA: PRIVATE CREDIT WILL BE ON THE AGENDA OF G7 MEETING, BUT OBSERVING NO SIGNIFICANT CRISIS CURRENTLY || JAPAN HAS NO SUBSTANTIAL EXPOSURES TO PRIVATE CREDIT
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JAPAN FINMIN KATAYAMA: WILL CO-CHAIR SESSION ON CRITICAL MINERALS ON THE MARGINS OF G7 MEETING
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ADB warns that ongoing Middle East disruptions through Q3 could drag economic growth in developing Asia and the Pacific down to 4.7% in 2026.
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According to ADB, extended disruptions lasting a year could trim 1.3 percentage points from regional growth across 2026–2027.
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The 5-year JGB yield edges up 1.0 basis point to 1.835%.
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HUATAI SECURITIES, ONE OF CHINA'S BIGGEST BROKERAGES, IS READYING TO LAUNCH A SECURITIES OPERATION IN JAPAN AS A RESURGENCE IN THE NATION'S FINANCIAL MARKETS ATTRACTS FIRMS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE - SOURCES
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CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING IS POISED TO MEET THE HEAD OF TAIWAN'S BIGGEST OPPOSITION PARTY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALMOST A DECADE - SOURCES
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AUSTRALIA'S S&P/ASX 200 INDEX DROPS 0.6% TO 8,915.80 POINTS IN EARLY TRADING
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The ASX 200 index drops 0.6% to 8,915.80 in early trading.
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Colombia must aim for full Mercosur membership, President Petro says, citing an ongoing tariff dispute with Ecuador.
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Japan’s 5-year government bond yield hits a record 1.835%.
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Mitsubishi to receive $2.4bn Japan state loan for US gas supplier deal-NA
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BOJ'S HIMINO SET TO APPEAR IN PARLIAMENT FROM 9:47 AM JST
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Asia-Pacific markets set to open mixed as renewed tensions test a fragile Iran-U.S. ceasefire-CNBC
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SPACEX RECORDED NEARLY $5 BLN LOSS LAST YEAR DUE TO AI EXPENDITURE - THE INFORMATION
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According to CBS maritime data, six vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday.
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SPACEX GENERATED ROUGHLY $18.5 BLN IN REVENUE LAST YEAR - THE INFORMATION
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JGBs Edge Lower Amid Ongoing Inflation Worries-WSJ
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Chinese and Indian airports chase hub status amid Iran disruption-FT
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