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21.02 / 12:39

UPS security Trade President country Courts Trump lost on tariffs, but trade will never be the same

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Trump still has three years left in office. Yet the Supreme Court’s ruling Friday that most of his tariffs are illegal has given the world a glimpse of U.S.

13.02 / 01:17

markets UPS security Election War country The world’s most powerful woman

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY (LDP) has dominated Japanese politics since its founding in 1955, ruling with only two brief interruptions. Never has it won as decisively as it did in a snap election on February 8th, when it took almost 70% of the seats in parliament’s powerful lower house.

12.02 / 08:01

markets Action security Align wellness Trade country A US-led critical minerals alliance presents India with opportunities as well as challenges

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Critical Minerals Ministerial Meeting convened in Washington D.C. last week underscored the extent to which resource security has become central to contemporary geopolitics.

11.02 / 07:49

markets Remark Election Opinion President Relationships Meiji Restoration 2.0? Japan looks set to reinvent itself under the bold leadership of Sanae Takaichi

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A photo last month of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wearing a bright electric blue outfit and playing the drums alongside Korean President Lee Jae Myung is only one of many of Japan’s prime minister to go viral. The image is also remarkable because Korea and Japan have long had a strained relationship.

10.02 / 06:35

markets security economy Election country International Japan says yes to more debt. Global markets will feel the effects.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landslide election in Japan Sunday will be consequential for global markets. Her Liberal Democratic Party secured an overwhelming mandate to carry out its agenda of tax cuts and fiscal stimulus, despite the government’s extraordinarily high public indebtedness.

09.02 / 08:51

UPS Citizens Election Bill country Big in Japan: Why Sanae Takaichi’s popularity alone won’t be enough in the face of steep challenges

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The streets of Tokyo were dusted with a rare snowfall as election day broke on Sunday as a blizzard gripped much of Japan. But bad weather couldn’t deter the electorate, which turned out in greater numbers than in the last vote in 2024.

09.02 / 02:25

markets Target Manufacturing Trade President Geo-economics: Why India’s interim trade deal with the US matters more than its tariff math

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In a world of trade roiled by US President Donald Trump, it is good news that choppy seas promise to settle for shipments between Indian and American ports. Only a framework for an interim trade deal has been decided so far, but it lets us look farther over the horizon with anticipation.

09.02 / 01:25

security BURST Election Trade President show Takaichi rolls to a landslide victory in Japan

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Who says every political leader in the free world is unpopular? Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi defied that stereotype on Sunday by leading her Liberal Democratic Party to a sweeping victory in the lower house of Parliament. Returns show the LDP on a path to win a comfortable majority on its own, which amounts to a landslide.

08.02 / 14:19

UPS Election President performer track social Japan’s Takaichi is on track to score big in election gamble

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. TOKYO—Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was on track to lead her party to a thumping victory in parliamentary elections, handing her a powerful mandate to deepen ties with the U.S. and rev up Japan’s economy.

08.02 / 11:15

UPS Manufacturing Paxful country reports Mint Explainer: Can Pax Silica, with India's backing, break China’s dominance in critical minerals?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : US officials are increasingly pushing India to join the Pax Silica initiative aimed at challenging China's dominance in the critical minerals supply chain. On 6 February, Jacob Helberg, under secretary of state for economic affairs, told reporters that the US is excited to invite India to join the initiative, as it is perhaps the only country in the world that can challenge China's dominance in terms of the volume of human talent.

08.02 / 02:21

markets COST UPS Target economy MSCI Trade Global news wrap: Monetary policies, emerging market shares, China’s GDP

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Every month, Mint’s Plain Facts section brings out an update on key global data to thread together the biggest developments in the world that are worth paying attention to.

07.02 / 05:51

UPS economy Election President social Young voters can’t get enough of Japan’s conservative prime minister

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. TOKYO—Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is on course for a big election win, according to polls, propelled by a section of the electorate that political leaders worldwide struggle to reach: young people.

05.02 / 00:39

UPS Booking CEO Research Trade 2020 reports Why Vinay Tonse's final stint at SBI matters most as Yes Bank's new CEO

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: When Vinay M. Tonse takes over the reins of Yes Bank Ltd, the private lender would be significantly different in character and strength from where it was about six years ago.

03.02 / 06:59

markets UPS FIVE Digital Booking Platform security Sebi to cut FPI registration time from 30 days to just 5 days, aiming to boost foreign investment, chief Pandey says

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s market regulator plans to sharply cut the registration timeline for foreign portfolio investors, Securities and Exchange Board of India chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey said. “The idea is that we should take five days.

02.02 / 02:29

markets UPS FIVE economy President show country An investor’s guide to the boom (and bust) in gold and silver

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. What if, and bear with me here, the wild gyrations in gold and silver prices are actually telling us something? There are three plausible messages from the rise in gold prices. I’m not convinced that any of them provide a full explanation for what’s going on.

30.01 / 11:13

COST UPS CEO reports International Amazon in talks to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Amazon.com is in talks to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be a giant bet on the hot AI startup. The ChatGPT maker is seeking up to $100 billion in new capital from investors, a round that could value it at as much as $830 billion, The Wall Street Journal previously reported.

29.01 / 07:45

markets UPS Strategy economy Sustainability Election politician Andy Mukherjee: Why India’s budget-makers can’t ignore Japan’s nervous market for government bonds

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget. If bond vigilantes could bring such turmoil to a global safe haven on the mere hint of a tax slippage, they could rip apart any sign of fiscal recklessness in a developing economy faced with a chronic shortfall of resources to create jobs and provide welfare.

27.01 / 11:11

Provident Research information reports Investigations Scandals Rapid buildup of Chinese military fuels corruption scandals

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. HONG KONG—Decades of spending increases have helped China build one of the world’s most substantial militaries, stirring fears that it could seize Taiwan or provoke a clash over territorial disputes with neighbors such as Japan or the Philippines. But the chief victim of the buildup of China’s military so far has been its own elite, as Chinese leader Xi Jinping has purged a swath of top generals accused of corruption and disloyalty.

26.01 / 09:49

UPS Target economy track country electronic Energy mix: Renewables are rising in India while thermal power expansion plans are on a slow track

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Almost everywhere on the planet, the great surge of coal power that fuelled two centuries of industrialization is receding. In rich countries, consumption peaked two decades ago and has since fallen by about half.

25.01 / 09:07

COST UPS Target FIVE security reports JSW Steel sharpens expansion roadmap, eyes 56 mtpa capacity by FY31

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI: JSW Steel, India’s largest steelmaker by capacity, is accelerating its expansion plans and now expects to reach around 56 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) by FY31, overshooting its earlier guidance of 50 mtpa, according to the company’s top executive. The higher target comes as the company emerges from a period of weak steel prices and margin pressure, even as it steps up efforts to secure raw materials and looks for early signs of a recovery in demand.

25.01 / 05:19

UPS Target Platform reports Interviews International ACME Group plans $1.4 bn green methanol plant in Odisha, inks agreement

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: ACME Group, one of India’s largest solar platforms, has signed an agreement to build a $1.4 billion, or about ₹12,422 crore, plant in Odisha that will produce 200,000 tonnes of green methanol to fuel ships, according to a top official at the company.

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