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Sales Tax Hike Impact Likely to Be Smaller This Time, Says Continuum Economics’s Lu
Sep.17 -- Jessie Lu, economist at Continuum Economics, discusses the possible initial trade agreement between the U.S. and Japan, the sales tax increase and the trade balance for August. She speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia.”
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CLSA's Smith on Japan's Sales Tax Hike, Economy, Stocks
Oct.01 -- Nicholas Smith, Japan strategist at CLSA, talks about the increase in sales tax, the economy and stocks. Fears over the global economy and the impact of a sales tax have made Japanese manufacturers gloomier about business...
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Japan’s Exports Fall Again
Mar.17 -- Japan’s exports fell for a third month in February, highlighting the risks to the economy from waning global demand. Brett Miller reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia."
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Japan 3Q GDP Falls 0.5% on Quarter
Dec. 8 -- Japan releases its third-quarter GDP figures. Bloomberg's Shery Ahn reports on Asia Edge. (Source: Bloomberg)
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How the Food52 Brand Was Launched on a Book Advance
Oct.17 -- Food52's co-founders Merrill Stubbs and Amanda Hesser used the advance from a cookbook contract to launch a website in 2009. Since then, they've expanded the business into a content and e-commerce destination for kitchen and...
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Las Vegas Criticized For Homeless Camp
Many are outraged after Las Vegas' homeless were placed in an outdoor parking lot being used as a makeshift camp (Source: QuickTake)
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I Strongly Believe Abenomics Has Had It: Freris
Oct. 1 ""Ecognosis Advisory CEO Andrew Freris discusses interest rates in the U.S and U.K., the Japanese economy and the Tankan survey and where hes putting his money with Bloomberg's David Ingles, Rosalind Chin, Angie Lau and John...
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Why Japans Abe Called Off a Planned Sales-Tax Increase
Nov. 18 -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called an early election in a bid to extend his term and salvage his Abenomics policies after the country fell into recession. Abe also delayed for 18 months a second planned sales-tax...
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Japan's Current Recession May Delay Abes Tax Hike
Nov. 17 -- Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker reports on today's ""Top Headlines."" He speaks on Bloomberg Television's ""Market Makers."" (Source: Bloomberg)
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Gary Cohn Says He's Confident Americans Can 'Re-Enter Economy' After Virus
Apr.23 -- Gary Cohn, former National Economic Council director, talks about reopening the U.S. economy, the state of small business and whether states should be allowed to go bankrupt. He speaks with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker on...
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Japans Sales-Tax Struggle Brings Recession Surprise
Nov. 17 -- Japans economy struggled with the impact of an April sales-tax boost, unexpectedly falling into recession as GDP shrank by 1.6 percent in the three months through September. Bloomberg Economy Editor James Mayger examines what...
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Japanese shoppers head to the stores ahead of sales tax increase
Japan's consumers are rushing to do last minute shopping ahead of the sales tax hike expected next week.
Shops and supermarkets are running special sales to appeal to the consumers' sentiment before the sales tax goes up from five to...
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Will Recession in Japan Delay Tax Hike?
Nov. 17 ""JPMorgan Chief Asian and Emerging Markets Strategist Adrian Mowat discusses Japans latest GDP figures, the countrys fall into recession and the possible second sales tax hike with Bloomberg's John Dawson, Yvonne Man, Shery Ahn...
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Abes Approval Rating Rises to 47%: NHK
Dec. 9 -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may be getting a boost in the upcoming election. The latest poll suggests his support rate has slightly improved. Bloomberg's Shery Ahn reports on First Up. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Is BOJ’s Stimulus Freeze a Sign Abenomics Has Failed?
March 15 -- The Bank of Japan refrained from bolstering its record monetary stimulus as policy makers gauge the impact of the negative interest-rate strategy they adopted in January. Governor Haruhiko Kuroda and his board kept the target...
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Kogan.com Would Welcome Amazon in Australia
Mar.14 -- Ruslan Kogan, founder and chief executive officer at Kogan.com, discusses online retailing in Australia, competition from Amazon and the imposition of a goods and services tax on online sales. He speaks to Bloomberg's Haidi Lun...
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Japan Raises Sales Tax to 10%
Sep.30 -- Japan raises its sales tax to 10% from 8% on Oct. 1. It is a long-planned step intended to help the government rein in the world’s largest public debt load. Kurumi Mori reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia."
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No Sense of Urgency for BOJ to Do Something, Says WisdomTree Investments’s Koll
Jul.25 -- Jesper Koll, senior advisor at WisdomTree Investments, discusses Bank of Japan monetary policy, the USD-JPY trade, the economy and the sales tax hike in October. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.”
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Asia set to become the second largest wine consumption region in the world
Hong Kong, 4 November 2009
1. Mid a man shaking a glass of wine in his hand
2. A woman at exhibitor's booth pouring wine for a man
3. Various people trying wine and looking at information at a booth
4. Mid men tasting wine
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Yen Traders Decipher Abe, BOJ Stimulus Messages
Nov. 19 -- Bloomberg's Rachel Evans and Julie Hyman examine the messages to markets from the Bank of Japan and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. They speak in ""On The Markets"" on ""In The Loop
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Abes Tax Increase Would Be Economic Suicide: Pesek
Nov. 17 ""Bloomberg View Columnist William Pesek reports Japans recession and its political impact. He speaks with Jonathan Ferro on Bloomberg Televisions On The Move. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Japans Reforms Really Need to Come Through: Datta
Nov. 19 ""Aon Hewitt Head of Global Asset Allocation Tapan Datta discusses Japans economy after the BOJ decided to keep its record stimulus measures now that the country has slipped into recession with Bloomberg's Mark Barton, Anna...
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Clashes Erupt in East Jerusalem After Synagogue Attack
Nov. 18 -- Bloomberg's Pimm Fox reports on today's top news stories on Money Clip. (Source: Bloomberg)