4:05 pm, Wednesday, 29 October 2025
BREAKING NEWS
JAPAN’S MEGABANKS PLAN JOINT STABLECOINS FOR CORPORATE PAYMENTS
A unified standard for yen- and dollar-pegged tokens Japan’s three megabanks — MUFG, Sumitomo Mitsui, and Mizuho — plan to
OIL NEAR FIVE-YEAR LOWS: WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOUR BILL
Bearish inventories and demand worries Oil prices slid to their lowest level in nearly five years, with U.S. crude settling
US CLEAN-ENERGY PULLBACK COULD ADD 3B TONS OF EMISSIONS BY 2050
Model shows coal and gas higher, wind lower under policy shift A new DNV outlook suggests U.S. power-sector emissions will
GLOBAL MARKETS CLIMB AS RATE-CUT HOPES OUTWEIGH TRADE JITTERS
Stocks rally in Europe and Asia after choppy Wall Street session European and Asian stocks advanced as investors bet central
Apple’s Tim Cook signals fresh China investment as iPhone Air clears key hurdle
Apple’s supply chain calculus in China Apple CEO Tim Cook used a visit to China this week to pledge deeper
ADB and World Bank line up financing for ASEAN Power Grid push
New money for regional grids and clean energy The Asian Development Bank is preparing a multibillion-dollar financing package to accelerate
JAPAN’S CEATEC 2025 OPENS WITH AI, ROBOTICS AND “GREEN ICT”
Tech showcase returns at scale Japan’s flagship digital-tech fair CEATEC opened on October 14 near Tokyo, spotlighting AI, robotics, mobility
TRUMP AIMS TO SUPERCHARGE U.S. LNG EXPORTS—CAN PRICES STAY LOW?
Policy push vs. market math The White House is pressing for more U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to bring
JAPAN EXPECTS NINE-YEAR-HIGH RICE HARVEST, TESTING PRICES AND STORAGE
A bumper crop with mixed signals for consumers Japan’s agriculture ministry expects the 2025 staple rice harvest to reach about
Reviving the Rural Economy: $100 Million ADB–Bangladesh Agreement
To accelerate rural entrepreneurship, women-led businesses, and green investment, the Government of Bangladesh and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have
