Japan lodged a diplomatic protest on Wednesday after China demanded a Japanese research vessel halt a seabed survey in the East China Sea. Tokyo called the demand unacceptable because the survey occurred within Japan’s exclusive economic zone. The dispute adds to growing tensions between Asia’s two largest economies. According to Japan’s Coast Guard, the research […]
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Dollar edges higher as markets await U.S. inflation data
TOKYO – The U.S. dollar rose slightly against major currencies on Thursday as traders awaited the delayed release of U.S. consumer inflation data and digested renewed trade tensions between Washington and Beijing. The yen weakened to a one-week low against the dollar amid expectations of a major stimulus package from new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, […]