With the ECB’s deposit rate already at minus 0.5pc, he sees a “high hurdle for policy action (such as a rate cut) to limit the euro strength at this point. But we do see scope for further ECB communication on the euro to slow a further rise”. So how could […]
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Muhyiddin weighs snap Malaysian election to neutralize Mahathir
KUALA LUMPUR — Embattled Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is considering a snap election, possibly by March 2021, as he looks to shore up his shaky position in parliament. Sources close to Muhyiddin told the Nikkei Asian Review that the prime minister has expressed an intention to “straighten the messy […]
Coronavirus latest: Indonesia weighs Japan, China ‘travel bubbles’
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 7,514,475, according to Johns Hopkins University. The worldwide death toll has hit 421,456. To see how the disease has spread, view our virus tracker charts: […]
US weighs restrictions on capital flows through Hong Kong: Mnuchin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday he was working on various capital markets responses to China’s Hong Kong Security law, including some measures that could restrict capital flows through the territory. Speaking to reporters on a video call, Mnuchin said his primary focus in the […]
Coronavirus latest: Tokyo weighs ending alert and allowing karaoke
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 7,350,698, according to Johns Hopkins University. The worldwide death toll has hit 415,277. To see how the disease has spread, view our virus tracker charts: […]
UK weighs Huawei 5G ban as anti-China sentiment grows
LONDON — Calls within the British government are growing to shut out Huawei Technologies from ultrafast 5G networks here as China faces increasing pushback over the coronavirus pandemic and security. The National Cyber Security Center recently launched an emergency review of Huawei’s role in the U.K.’s mobile networks, after the U.S. […]
Singapore weighs early election after coronavirus ‘circuit breaker’
SINGAPORE — Singapore on Tuesday emerged from its coronavirus shutdown and turned its attention to the timing of the next general election, as politicians and pundits drop hints that polls are near. After about two months of “circuit breaker” restrictions — with some easing along the way — the city-state […]
Japan weighs easing entry ban for Thailand and Vietnam
TOKYO — Japan will begin discussions with Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Vietnam over the easing of coronavirus travel restrictions, Nikkei has learned, in its first step toward normalizing international travel suspended by the pandemic. The easing will be initially targeted at business travelers before being expanded in stages, depending […]
Japan weighs easing entry ban from Thailand and Vietnam
TOKYO — Japan will begin discussions with Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Vietnam over the easing of coronavirus travel restrictions, Nikkei has learned, in its first step toward normalizing international travel suspended by the pandemic. The easing will be initially targeted at business travelers before being expanded in stages, depending […]
Japan weighs easing visitor entry ban from Thailand and Vietnam
TOKYO — Japan will begin discussions with Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Vietnam over the easing of coronavirus travel restrictions, Nikkei has learned, in its first step toward normalizing international travel suspended by the pandemic. The easing will be initially targeted at business travelers before being expanded in stages, depending on the infection […]