Tokyo Stock Market Sees Highest Level in 34 Years, Nikkei Average Jumps 900+ Yen

Tokyo Stock Market Sees Highest Level in 34 Years, Nikkei Average Jumps 900+ Yen

On the morning of February 13th, the Nikkei Stock Average on the Tokyo stock market rose by 901.47 yen from the previous business day to 37,798.89 yen, a significant increase for the third day in a row. The photo was taken in October 2020 at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo (2024 Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon) TOKYO … Read more

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s $7 Trillion Semiconductor Plan Sparks Concerns of Overinvestment

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s  Trillion Semiconductor Plan Sparks Concerns of Overinvestment

No one would ever accuse Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the U.S. startup that sparked the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, of thinking on a small scale. The photo shows Mr. Altmann attending the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting (commonly known as Davos) held in Davos, Switzerland. Photo taken on January 18th (2024 Reuters/Denis Balibouse) NEW … Read more

Israeli Special Forces Conduct Operation in Rafah, Gaza, Rescue Two Hostages Amidst Air Strike Chaos

Israeli Special Forces Conduct Operation in Rafah, Gaza, Rescue Two Hostages Amidst Air Strike Chaos

On the 12th, Israel conducted a special operation in Rafah, the southernmost part of Gaza, in the Palestinian autonomous region, and rescued two hostages. Local health authorities said 37 people were killed and dozens injured. The photo shows the helicopter carrying the two rescued people. Photographed in Tel Aviv. Provided by the Israel Defense Forces … Read more

White House Slams Trump’s “Horrible and Deranged” Comments on NATO Defense

White House Slams Trump’s “Horrible and Deranged” Comments on NATO Defense

On the 10th, a White House spokesperson criticized former President Donald Trump’s comments about the possibility of not defending North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states from a Russian invasion, calling them “horrible and deranged.” did. Photo: Trump speaking at a campaign rally in South Carolina (2024 Reuters/Sam Wolfe) WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – A White … Read more

IMF calls for end to Japan monetary easing framework and consideration of interest rate hikes – Reuters

IMF calls for end to Japan monetary easing framework and consideration of interest rate hikes – Reuters

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a statement on the 9th at the end of its review of the Japanese economy (Article IV consultations on Japan), calling on the Bank of Japan to abolish the current monetary easing framework and consider raising short-term interest rates in stages. proposed that it should be done. Photographed in … Read more

Vladimir Putin Denies Intention to Invade Poland or Latvia in Interview with Tucker Carlson

Vladimir Putin Denies Intention to Invade Poland or Latvia in Interview with Tucker Carlson

Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview aired on February 8 that he has no intention of invading Poland or Latvia, and any suggestion that Russia might do so is an attempt to exaggerate the threat. he pointed out. Photographed in Moscow on the 6th. Photo provided by Tucker Carlson Network (2024 Reuters) [8日 … Read more

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) maintains hawkish bias, Australian dollar valuation updates

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) maintains hawkish bias, Australian dollar valuation updates

[Tokyo, 8th]- At its board meeting on the 6th of this week, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced that it would leave policy unchanged, but maintained its tightening bias. The Australian dollar is expected to recover against the US dollar in the medium to short term, and in the meantime, it is likely to … Read more

North Korea cancels economic cooperation agreements with South Korea

North Korea cancels economic cooperation agreements with South Korea

North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on February 8 that the Supreme People’s Assembly, the country’s parliament, had resolved to cancel all agreements to promote economic cooperation with South Korea. Photo provided by KCNA taken in Pyongyang on January 15th (2024, Reuters) [ソウル 8日 ロイター] – North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News … Read more

President Biden’s Veto Threat Over Standalone Israel Bill Supported by House Republicans Sparks Controversy

President Biden’s Veto Threat Over Standalone Israel Bill Supported by House Republicans Sparks Controversy

On February 5, the U.S. administration announced that President Biden would veto a standalone bill to support Israel supported by House Republicans. Photographed on March 3 in Wilmington, Delaware (2024 Reuters/Joshua Roberts) [5日 ロイター] – The U.S. administration announced on the 5th that President Biden will veto a standalone bill supporting Israel in support of … Read more

Massive Flooding in Southern Ukraine After Dam Breach and Clashes with Russian Forces

Massive Flooding in Southern Ukraine After Dam Breach and Clashes with Russian Forces

On June 6, a massive breach in a dam controlled by Russia that holds water equivalent to the Great Salt Lake in Utah flooded a portion of the war-torn southern region of Ukraine. Both Russia and Ukraine blamed each other for the catastrophic breach of the Nova Kakhovka dam. The dam supplies water to Ukraine’s … Read more