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FEDERAL RESERVE

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 — 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.
The yen has traded in a narrow ¥158 to ¥159 range against the dollar for two months as Japan steps up efforts to contain further weakness.
COMMENTARY
May 5, 2026
‘Keep phones on,’ Tokyo warns as yen battle intensifies
Traders are going to need to hold onto their devices going forward, as these kinds of interventions are becoming the new normal.
The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that it needed to hold rates steady because “developments in the Middle East are contributing to a high level of uncertainty about the economic outlook.”
BUSINESS / Economy
May 2, 2026
The world’s central banks are wrestling with a gigantic problem
Surging inflation, an economic slowdown, and uncertainty over how long the energy shock will last has forced central banks to adjust.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell departs following his final news conference at the central bank in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 30, 2026
Powell to remain at Fed amid legal ‘battering’ by Trump administration
Powell’s decision, unprecedented in the modern era of central banking, reflects concern over ongoing political attacks on the institution.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference on Dec. 10, 2025.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2026
Jerome Powell: Fed chair who stood up to Trump set to finish tenure on top
All eyes are on Powell to see if he will choose to continue on the Fed’s board past his time as chair.
Screens broadcast a news conference by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange last October.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Apr 26, 2026
Justice Department’s partial reversal on Powell probe keeps Fed drama alive
Typically, Fed chairs leave the central bank after their leadership tenure ends — only one has stayed on past the end of their term as chair in the central bank’s 112-year history.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speak during a tour of the Federal Reserve Board building amid a major renovation, in Washington last July.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 25, 2026
U.S. drops Powell probe, smoothing path for Warsh to lead Fed
Fallout from the probe into Chair Jerome Powell had thrown the Fed’s expected leadership transition into chaos.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda meets with European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde and U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole economic symposium in Moran, Wyoming, in August 2023.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 24, 2026
Rethinking how Japan chooses its central bank governor
The future challenge for Japan is therefore not to depoliticize central bank appointments completely, but to build institutions that make expertise visible.
Kevin Warsh, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, faces an uphill confirmation battle as key U.S. senators have called for a pause in proceedings amid investigations into two of the Fed's sitting governors.
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2026
Trump’s Fed chair pick to face lawmakers at key confirmation hearing
Kevin Warsh is due to face sharp questions from lawmakers on issues ranging from his wealth to past connections to Jeffrey Epstein, alongside his views on economic issues.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speak during a tour of the Federal Reserve Board building in Washington, in July last year.
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2026
Trump threatens to fire Powell if he doesn’t step down as Federal Reserve chair
Powell has said that if his successor is not confirmed before his term as chair ends in May, he would serve as chair pro tempore.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
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