TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe underwent a medical at the hospital on Monday, a government source said, thanks to concerns raised by a top official that the prime minister had suffered from fatigue by treating the coronavirus pandemic. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at his residence …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks plunged back to recent peaks on Monday as Chinese markets swung higher, while investors waited to see if recent sales in longer-dated U.S. treasuries would expand and perhaps take some pressure off the beleagured dollar. A man with a protective face mask, following the outbreak …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose on Monday after recent peaks as Chinese markets swung higher, while investors waited to see if recent sales in longer-dated U.S. treasuries would expand and perhaps take some pressure off the beleagured dollar. A man with a protective face mask, following the outbreak of …
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TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s economy shrank in April-June at an annual rate of 27.8%, the worst contraction on record since the coronavirus pandemic hit consumers and traders, according to government data released Monday . The Cabinet Office reported that Japan’s preliminary seasonally adjusted real gross domestic product, as GDP, the …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan was hit by its biggest economic contraction on record in the second quarter when the coronavirus pandemic burned businesses and consumer spending, keeping policymakers under pressure for bold action to prevent the recession from escalating. FILE PHOTO: People cross a street in a business district in …
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