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Japan life insurers set to cut JGB holdings by $9bn

April 29, 2025

Individual JGB purchases soar as BOJ moves to higher rates

April 2, 2025

US tariffs force China’s e-retailers to revamp overseas sales model
HONG KONG — Temu and other Chinese cross-border retailers are overhauling their business models as exemptions to U.S. import duties are set to end on Friday, with the changes leaving individual sellers on these platforms bearing more of the risks of doing business in America. Temu, the bargain-based platform of PDD Holdings, previously shipped most…
GM flags up to $5bn in tariff costs, says it cut China parts dependence
TOKYO — General Motors has slashed its annual earnings guidance while quantifying the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, stressing its efforts to reduce dependence on Chinese parts. The American automaker downgraded its full-year net profit guidance to a range of between $8.2 billion and $10.1 billion, down from an earlier forecast of $11.2…
Pakistan open to receive its stranded citizens through Wagah Border
Pakistan open to receive its stranded citizens through Wagah Border ISLAMABAD: Pakistan announced that it was open to receiving its stranded citizens through the Wagah border in case the Indian authorities allow them to cross the point from their side. Foreign Office spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan said in a statement that the Wagah border would…
Prominent pastor notified books loaned to African American museum may be returned amid review
WASHINGTON — A veteran activist of the Civil Rights Movement said he was notified by the Smithsonian Institution that items he loaned to the National Museum of African American History and Culture may be returned, amid a potential review of the museum’s collections ordered by President Donald Trump. Rev. Amos C. Brown, pastor of Third…
After Canada, Trump could drag down conservatives in another election in Australia
Days after a Canadian election that hinged on who would best stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump, he is at the center of an election in another liberal democracy. Trust in the United States is plummeting in Australia, which votes Saturday amid global financial turmoil sparked by tariffs Trump has imposed on trading partners…
Prosecutors in Thailand say they won’t pursue royal defamation case against U.S. scholar
BANGKOK — State prosecutors in Thailand said Thursday that they don’t intend to press charges against an American academic arrested for royal defamation, an offense punishable by up to 15 years in prison. The arrest last month of Paul Chambers, a political science lecturer at Naresuan University in the northern province of Phitsanulok, had drawn…
UK MP barred from Hong Kong urges reciprocal ban on China politicians
LONDON — British lawmaker Wera Hobhouse has called on the U.K. government to impose reciprocal entry bans on some Chinese politicians, after she was barred without explanation from entering Hong Kong in early April. Hobhouse, 65, said she is the first member of Parliament to be denied entry to Hong Kong since the former colony’s…
Rain, wind disrupt power supply in Lahore
Rain, wind disrupt power supply in Lahore LAHORE: The Power outages has continued in Lahore and other cities of Punjab province due to feeder trips caused by heavy rain.More than 565 feeders tripped due to rain after a 100 kmph windstorm. Similarly, 150 feeders tripped due to rain in Faisalabad, while power has been restored…