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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to members of the media at the White House in Washington on July 30.
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2026
U.S. Treasury chief¡¯s ¡®whatever it takes¡¯ vow to help yen masks limited firepower
Â鶹´«Ã½ currency slid as much as 1% Monday to past ?159 per dollar, wiping out half the rally triggered by the July 31 U.S.-Japan intervention.
Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook speaks at the Stanford Institute of Economic Policy Research in Palo Alto, California, on May 27.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 8, 2026
Trump renews effort to fire Fed Gov. Lisa Cook, continuing attacks on central bank
The White House told Cook in a letter this week that the president was ¡°considering¡± removing her from her role.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda addresses a news conference at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Friday. AFP-JIJI
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 4, 2026
The trans-Pacific yen team has a weak link in Ueda
The bank¡¯s statement on stabilizing underlying CPI inflation was seen as a hawkish shift, but its vague language did not provide the clear message that markets were looking for.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has described a Federal Reserve facility as an important support for Â鶹´«Ã½ efforts to prop up the yen.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 4, 2026
Bessent seeks Fed help in defending yen in unusual call
Cooperation between the Federal Reserve and the Treasury to ensure financial stability isn¡¯t unusual, especially during periods of volatility.
A representation of Tether stablecoin cryptocurrency. The coins¡¯ rapid growth in anonymous, self?custody wallets is undermining financial oversight.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2026
Stablecoin is the wrong weapon in U.S.-China fight
As the market in digital greenbacks grows, Washington and Beijing will fight over the future of money ¡ª just as they are over control of AI.
Traders work on the floor of the American Stock Exchange at the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Wednesday. A decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve the same day to keep interest rates unchanged weighed on U.S. stocks.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 30, 2026
U.S. Federal Reserve¡¯s ¡®hawkish hold¡¯ leaves investors lacking clarity
The Fed kept interest rates unchanged in a target range of 3.50% to 3.75%, but the vote drew three dissents from the 12-member panel.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh holds a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, as the Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady, at the Federal Reserve in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 30, 2026
Warsh vows not to ¡®waver¡¯ on inflation as divided Fed leaves rates unchanged
The expected decision to leave the benchmark interest rate in the 3.50%-3.75% range drew dissents from three of the 12 members of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 27, 2026
Fed faces growing pressure to hike rates as price risks rebound
Renewed tensions in the Middle East have sent oil prices soaring again, overshadowing a tamer-than-expected reading on June consumer prices.
Unlike recent energy crises, today's geopolitical shock is destroying supply rather than rerouting it, exposing the limits of the standard policy toolkit.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2026
Why this energy shock is different
Governments can mitigate its impact on those most exposed, but only if fiscal and monetary policy work in concert.
As the U.S. Fed keeps borrowing costs high and the Bank of Japan eyes rate hikes, Japan's property owners are relying on strong office demand to stay resilient.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 5, 2026
Asian landlords are ready for a hawkish Fed
The lesson across these markets is the same: Property owners who cleaned up their debt profiles ahead of time are well poised to navigate any economic turmoil.
Former Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan's long era of economic stability masked decisions that helped fuel the financial excesses leading to the 2008 crisis.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2026
Greenspan deflated one bubble ¡ª his own authority
Years of economic success under Alan Greenspan ultimately gave way to financial turmoil that critics say his policies helped create.
New U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh holds a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington on June 17.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2026
Warsh Fed era heralds a new trial for Asian currencies
The Warsh era has arrived. In his first news conference, the chair described it as a new chapter for the Fed. Asia needs to read in quickly.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee in Washington on July 18, 1990.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jun 23, 2026
Greenspan¡¯s legacy: From irrational exuberance to 2008 crisis
Some saw the Federal Reserve chair as a driving force for change at the Fed and a guiding light for investors, even as the 2008-09 global financial crisis clouds his legacy.
Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan speaks in New York in 2012.
WORLD
Jun 22, 2026
Alan Greenspan, longtime U.S. Federal Reserve chairman, dies at 100
Greenspan died at his home from complications of Parkinson¡¯s Disease.
New U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh holds a news conference in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 18, 2026
Investors brace for less predictable Fed as Warsh rewrites playbook?
The U.S. Federal Reserve has held rates steady, but projections and comments by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh blindsided traders and led markets to price in a possible hike within months.
U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh speaks during a news conference in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 18, 2026
Warsh kicks off Fed chief era with sweeping review as rates remain unchanged
The new chairman made an immediate imprint on the Fed by instituting a simplified policy statement stripped of any forward guidance.
Kevin Warsh, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, shakes hands with President Donald Trump during a swearing-in ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 23, 2026
Trump tells Kevin Warsh to do ¡®own thing¡¯ as Fed chair sworn in
Warsh, who has promised the biggest shakeup in decades at the U.S. central bank, was sworn into office Friday in a White House ceremony as the 17th chair of the Fed.
Kevin Warsh, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be next chair of the Federal Reserve, at the end of a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 21
BUSINESS / Economy
May 20, 2026
World awaits new Fed chair¡¯s vision on independence
Incoming Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh raised eyebrows by implying that outside monetary policy, the Fed should closely work with the presidential administration and Congress.
Kevin Warsh, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to be next chair of the Federal Reserve, at the end of a Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 21
BUSINESS
May 14, 2026
Warsh confirmed as Fed chair as central bank faces Trump assault
The Senate voted 54 to 45 in favor of Warsh, with Republicans holding a slim majority and ensuring U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s nominee to replace Jerome Powell was confirmed.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda (center) attends a monetary policy meeting with other high-ranking officials in Tokyo on April 28.
EDITORIALS
May 8, 2026
Japan pulls out the stops to halt the yen¡¯s slide
While the yen¡¯s dive has been abetted by speculators, the real causes of the currency¡¯s weakness are structural.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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