Signs of progress in the fiscal cliff talks, and hopes of new stimulus measures in Japan after elections, could get markets off to a positive start.
Stocks: Cliff talks, Japan may give lift
Tags: japan, stimulus, Stocks CliffShinzo Abe will return as Japanese prime minister, after an overwhelming election victory.
Political gridlock. High national debt. Rock-bottom bond rates. An aging population. Warnings about more downgrades.
National debt: Will the U.S. be like Japan?
Tags: japanFitch Ratings cut Japan’s sovereign rating Tuesday, citing the nation’s rising debt and credit risk.
Japan’s gross domestic product grew at nearly double the U.S. rate for the first quarter, an unexpectedly strong sign of recovery in the wake of last year’s devastating earthquake and tsunami.Japanese GDP grew 4.1% annual rate in the first quarter, showing post-tsunami rebound. That’s nearly doubled the U.S. annual rate of 2.2%.
PetroChina says it plans to join with Shell Canada and major energy companies in Japan and South Korea in developing a liquefied natural gas export project in British Columbia.PetroChina said Wednesday …
PetroChina, partners join in Canada LNG project
Tags: canada, japan, LNGChevron Corp has signed a preliminary agreement to sell Japan’s Tohoku Electric one million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year for 20 years, the U.S. oil major said on Sunday. The gas will come from …
Chevron signs LNG deal with Tohoku Electric
Tags: japan, LNG, Tohoku ElectricChevron Corp has signed a preliminary agreement to sell Japan’s Tohoku Electric one million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year for 20 years, the U.S. oil major said on Sunday. The gas will come from …
Chevron agrees LNG deal with Tohoku Electric
Tags: japan, LNG, Tohoku ElectricThe U.S., Japanese and Chinese economies have regained their momentum and are leading the world in growth, according to the latest report Tuesday from a global monitoring group.
U.S., China, Japan lead world in economic growth
Tags: economic growth, japanThe Bank of Japan kept monetary policy on hold on Tuesday, overruling a lone proposal for more stimulus and disappointing some in markets who thought the central bank could follow up last month’s easing …
BOJ refrains from easing, overrules lone stimulus proposal
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