According to a Reuters report, the Japanese government has proposed a USD 65.1 billion (JPY 10 trillion) plan to boost the domestic chip and AI industry through subsidies and other financial support. The plan aims to provide support totaling USD 65 billion (JPY 10 trillion) by fiscal 2030, with t...

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced on October 31 that it would keep the policy rate unchanged at 0.25%, meeting market expectations. This decision marks the second consecutive meeting of rate stability following the BOJ’s rate hike in July. In its quarterly outlook report, the BOJ forecast that ...

Japan's labor market continued to show tightness in September, according to data released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on October 29. The unemployment rate fell to 2.4%, down from 2.5% in the previous month, while the job-to...

Last week, U.S. stock market sectors experienced volatility, resulting in a slight 0.03% decline in the S&P 500 Index, ending its six-week winning streak. In the bond market, better-than-expected U.S. economic data led to increases in the yields of 2-year and 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds by 15.7 ...

The global semiconductor market is nearing the end of its inventory cycle. With the rise of AI-related applications, new energy vehicles, 5G, high-performance computing, and other emerging sectors, industry experts estimate that the global semiconductor industry could reach a valuation of $1 trillio...