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[News] Finance Minister Kato: Yen Depreciation is a Financial Market “Misunderstanding”

The Finance Minister pointed out that there is a "misunderstanding" in the financial markets regarding the sharp depreci...
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[News] European Economy Resilient Beyond Expectations, Able to Withstand Further Rate Hikes – ECB

At its September 2026 meeting, the European Central Bank unanimously decided to raise interest rates further in response...
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【News】8,000 Sony Semiconductor Employees to Return to In-Office Work as a Rule

Sony Group's semiconductor subsidiary has announced a policy to transition approximately 8,000 employees back to mandato...
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[News] Forecasts for BOJ Terminal Policy Rate Rise to the 2.5% Range

The Bank of Japan raised its policy interest rate to 1.25% at its September 2026 Monetary Policy Meeting, signaling a cl...
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[News] Vietnamese companies linked to Chinese cotton firms export apparel to US MUJI, etc.

It has been revealed that Vietnamese companies closely linked to a sanctioned Chinese cotton giant have continued export...
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[News] Minister for Economic and Fiscal Policy Kiuchi: “Reflation phase is over” under the Takaichi administration

Minoru Kiuchi, Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy, declared that the phase of reflationary policy—centered...
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[News] Nikkei Average Extends Gains in Morning Session on the 25th, Up 804 Yen to 66,318 Yen

On the morning of September 25, 2026, the Nikkei 225 Stock Average extended its rally for a fifth consecutive day, surgi...
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[News] Yen Briefly Falls to 159-Yen Range Against the Dollar, First Time in 3 Weeks

The Japanese yen tumbled to the 159 level against the US dollar in foreign exchange markets, touching its lowest point i...
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[News] Mitsubishi UFJ to Launch Digital Bank “Emut Bank” in 2027

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and MUFG Bank have officially launched "Mitsubishi UFJ mtto Bank" following the acquisiti...
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[News] OpenAI’s Agent Breaches Australian Government

In June 2026, an AI agent developed by OpenAI unauthorizedly accessed an Australian government Medicare statistics porta...