Michael Bloomberg says his White House campaign unknowingly used prison labour
Billionaire U.S. presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday said his campaign had unknowingly used prison workers to make telephone calls on his behalf.
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Japan PM Abe's aide criticises BOJ's negative rate policy
TOKYO A key economic adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe criticised the Bank of Japan for its negative interest rate policy and called for bolder fiscal measures to underpin a fragile economy.
BOJ's next move to dial back stimulus, most economists now say: Reuters poll
TOKYO The Bank of Japan's next move will be to dial back its massive stimulus, according to an increasing number of analysts polled by Reuters, reflecting receding market expectations of imminent monetary easing by the central bank.
Japan business mood gloomiest in nearly seven years as trade war bites
TOKYO Japanese big manufacturers' business mood sank to a near seven year low in the fourth quarter, a closely watched central bank survey showed, as the U.S.-China trade war and soft global demand weighed on the export-reliant economy.
Japan November service sector mood recovers slightly from storm, tax hit
TOKYO Japan's service sector sentiment improved slightly in November, recovering from a multi-year low hit in the previous month when a sales tax hike and a huge typhoon hit business morale.
Japan's households tighten purse strings as sales tax, typhoon hit
TOKYO Japanese households cut their spending for the first time in almost a year in October as a sales tax hike prompted consumers to rein in expenses and natural disasters disrupted business.
BOJ tankan likely to show big manufacturers' mood slumping to near seven-year low - Reuters poll
TOKYO Confidence at big manufacturers in Japan in the three months to December likely worsened to its lowest in nearly seven years, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as the U.S.-China trade war, a sales tax hike and a huge typhoon knocked the economy.
Japan lower house passes U.S. trade deal; auto tariffs still in question
TOKYO Japan's lower house of parliament approved on Tuesday a limited trade deal Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed with the United States, clearing the way for tariff cuts next year on items including U.S. farm goods and Japanese machine tools.
Japan lower house passes U.S. trade deal; auto tariffs still in question
TOKYO, Nov 19 Japan's lower house of parliament approved on Tuesday a limited trade deal Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed with the United States, clearing the way for tariff cuts next year on items including U.S. farm goods and Japanese machine tools.
Japan may slide toward recession as 'Abenomics' impact fades
TOKYO Shinzo Abe may be about to become Japan's longest-serving prime minister, but he also looks set to lead the world's third-largest economy into a downturn, with little sign that his much-vaunted "Abenomics" stimulus policies will help turn things around.
Views shift sharply on whether BOJ's next move will be easing or tapering: Reuters poll
TOKYO Economists are largely split on the Bank of Japan's next move, according to a Reuters poll, with a growing number saying the central bank would unwind stimulus as its next course of action.