Business Jul 23, 2018
G20 finance leaders say increased trade and geopolitical tensions could affect global growth
Protectionism is threatening economic expansion, finance chiefs warn.
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Business Jul 23, 2018
Japan has no interest in trade deal with just U.S., top government spokesman says
One of Japan's top policymakers has indicated that the government will continue to resist U.S. efforts to create a bilateral free trade agreement between the two nations. "Japan is not going to do anything with any country that harms the national interest," said Chief Cabinet ...
Business Jul 23, 2018
Finance Minister Taro Aso has asked the United States to reconsider its plan to impose additional tariffs on automobile and auto parts imports. Aso made the request during talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in Buenos Aires on Sunday, held on the sidelines of ...
Business Jul 23, 2018
No chance for currency war despite Trump tweets, Treasury chief assures
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says there's no chance of a currency war erupting. When asked whether investors should be concerned about the prospects of one, he said "no," declining to elaborate during a press conference in Buenos Aires on Sunday. He was in the ...
Business Jul 23, 2018
Steven Mnuchin: Overall U.S. economy not harmed by trade battles but ailing sectors may get help
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Saturday that the overall U.S. economy has not been harmed by the trade battles set off by President Donald Trump's get-tough policies although some individual sectors have been hurt. He said the administration was exploring ways to help ...
Business Jul 22, 2018
G20 finance chiefs share concerns over escalating trade friction
Group of 20 finance leaders share their concerns over escalating global trade friction stemming from U.S. protectionist measures.
Business / Economy Jul 22, 2018
BOJ chief mum on reports BOJ planning ways to ease pain from monetary easing
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda stuck to the bank's playbook on Saturday, declining to comment on reports that policymakers are considering measures to soften the side effects of their aggressive and unorthodox monetary easing campaign. Remarks on the issue wouldn't be appropriate, given the ...
National | VIEW FROM OSAKA Jul 14, 2018
Inclusive approach needed as Kansai pushes U.N. development goals
by Eric Johnston
Over the past six months or so, efforts have been underway by local governments and private businesses to promote the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Numerous speeches are being made about what Kansai might do to contribute to lofty ideals like ensuring the ...
National Jun 25, 2018
Ocean pollution crisis on agenda for next year's G20 summit in Osaka, Yoshihide Suga says
by Eric Johnston
With worldwide concern and political attention rapidly growing over the plastic garbage polluting the world's oceans, Japan has said it will put the environmental crisis on the agenda when it hosts next year's Group of 20 talks, including the leaders' summit in Osaka. "We're going ...
National | KANSAI PERSPECTIVE Jun 24, 2018
Kansai entities team up on U.N. development goals as Japan angles for World Expo
by Eric Johnston
When the Group of 20 summit takes place in Osaka a year from now, the bulk of media reporting and commentary will no doubt emphasize what the presidents and prime ministers say about the international financial or geopolitical crisis of the moment, and what ...
Business May 22, 2018
G-20 ministers to discuss digital economy and environment in June 2019
Trade and environment ministers from the Group of 20 nations will meet in Japan in June next year to discuss the digital economy and energy conversion for sustainable development, the government said Tuesday. The G-20 ministerial meeting on trade and digital economy is scheduled for ...
Business | FOCUS Apr 23, 2018
Japan risks getting left behind as G-20 wrestles with monetary tightening issue
by Ryotaro Nakamaru
With trade issues at the forefront of last week's meeting of the Group of 20 finance leaders, another topic seemed to get less play but deserves equal attention: monetary policy normalization. The consensus among the attending finance ministers and central bank governors was that the ...