Economy

The effects of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse could ripple through the innovation economy for years.
Markets

Venture capital tries to find way in post-SVB era

Southeast Asia aspires to host the next startup financing ecosystem

31 March 2023
China's imports of semiconductor-manufacturing equipment fell for the first time in three years in 2022. (Photo by Masayuki Kozono)
Semiconductors

Chip equipment exports to China tumble as U.S. pushes decoupling

Impact could grow as Japan and Netherlands weigh their own restrictions

29 March 2023
China did not agree to adhere to the same principles and rules in joining the WTO.
Opinion

An anti-coercion coalition can check China's economic weaponization

Unified collective action would help block intimidation efforts

27 March 2023
The Federal Reserve building in Washington.
Economy

Fed, BOJ and other central banks set joint liquidity operation

Move with Canada, Europe involves U.S. dollar swap line arrangements

20 March 2023
Silicon Valley Bank was shuttered by U.S. regulators on March 10. 
Economy

U.S. bank turmoil reflects blatant failure by the Fed, expert says

Nicolas Veron says move to secure all deposits raises risk of future instability

20 March 2023
An electric vehicle is assembled at Mazda Motor's plant in Hiroshima, Japan. Chinese curbs on technology exports could hinder the development of new EVs. (Photo by Ryotaro Yamada)
Supply Chain

Joint patents with China pose pitfalls in U.S.-led decoupling

American, Japanese filings on EV tech exposed to Beijing's leverage in trade battle

15 March 2023
"The G-7 is the best forum for discussion," Michael Beeman told Nikkei, stressing that member nations should work together to address export curbs and other measures.
Interview

G-7 should form united front versus China: ex-U.S. trade official

Michael Beeman sees the group discussing trade sanctions that align with the U.S.

10 March 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden at the IPEF virtual launch event hosted from Tokyo in May 2022: Success will require Washington to move from rhetoric to substance.
Opinion

U.S. must aim high with IPEF to maintain influence

Pacts that exclude Washington are reshaping supply chains and trade flows

10 March 2023
"It would be difficult to return to Japan without sacrificing the good salary and work-life balance I can get in Sweden," said a 34-year-old systems engineer.
Business trends

Japanese workers become migrants seeking better pay overseas

Former car company employee who moved to Sweden enjoys higher pay and family time

6 March 2023
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks on Feb. 1: The Fed fears what it cannot see.
Opinion

Worries about another Asian crisis are shadowing the Fed

A dollar liquidity squeeze would have deep impact in the region

6 March 2023
A Huawei booth at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The event is usually a stage for Huawei's latest smartphone launch, but that did not happen this year.
Huawei crackdown

Huawei's rebirth as cloud provider faces total U.S. export ban threat

Chinese tech company would be unable to access any American chips

3 March 2023
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, right, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken participate in a U.S.-European Union Trade and Technology Council ministerial meeting at the University of Maryland in December.
US-China tensions

U.S. CHIPS Act fund bars chipmakers from China expansion for 10 years

Washington also bans beneficiaries of $39bn program from using cash for share buybacks

28 February 2023
An employee of the Korea Exchange Bank in Seoul writes on a stack of Chinese one hundred yuan notes.
Economy

Foreign investment in China slumps to 18-year low

Economic and political worries spur more exits and fewer new entries

28 February 2023
The U.S. imported far less Russian crude oil in 2022, with shipments down 90%. China's imports of Russian crude, by contrast, rose 30%, while India's surged seventeenfold over the same period.
Commodities

Commodity prices dip in year since Russia's Ukraine invasion

Prices down from prewar level for 14 of 19 items in widely tracked index

21 February 2023
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. poses for a portrait after an interview on Feb. 12 in Tokyo. (Photo by Yuki Kohara) 
Interview

Transcript: Philippine President Marcos speaks with Nikkei Asia

Leader explains South China Sea and Taiwan tensions, U.S. and Japan defense deals

13 February 2023
The Port of Los Angeles. Ocean shipping rates are falling as supply chains return to normal.
Trade

U.S.-bound container shipments from Asia plunge as inflation bites

Consumer demand weakens and retailers hold off increasing inventory

9 February 2023
Facial recognition technology is displayed at the 2019 Digital China Exhibition in Fuzhou, China: Dual-use technologies have prompted renewed debate about the ethical use of technology.
Opinion

Tech standard setting cannot be left to companies or lone nations

International effort needed to build digital norms around democratic values

9 February 2023
The Ever Forward container ship in the Chesapeake Bay off the U.S. state of Maryland. Trade between China and the U.S. rose to a record even as tariffs imposed by the Trump administration mostly remain. 
Trade

U.S.-China trade hit record in 2022 despite tensions

Robust cross-border flows run counter to talk of 'decoupling'

7 February 2023
Amid the COVID-19 crisis, U.S. tech giants rapidly expanded their workforces in anticipation of rising demand, but many are now retrenching to correct overstaffing. 
Datawatch

Mass layoffs at U.S. tech giants help startups secure IT talent

Job cuts in sector rose 13-fold in 2022 but few had trouble finding new work

5 February 2023
The U.S. government identified 39 online markets and 33 physical markets that reportedly engage in or facilitate substantial trademark counterfeiting or copyright piracy.
1 February 2023
The U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework was launched in May. Working-level negotiations began at the end of last year.
Interview

U.S. to aggressively push for digital trade rules in Asia in 2023

USTR deputy Sarah Bianchi touts 'very ambitious schedule' for negotiations

24 January 2023
From left: U.S. President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The power of developing countries that do not fully join the West or East camps is growing. (Nikkei montage/Getty Images/Reuters)
International relations

Collective power of developing nations creating multipolar world

Will this emerging bloc ease global tensions or deepen existing animosities?

16 January 2023
A fight is brewing in the U.S. Congress over the debt ceiling, a limit on how much of money the federal government can borrow.
Interview

U.S. debt ceiling crisis risk highest since 2011: ex-Obama adviser

Recession or higher inflation likely to hit country this year, says Jason Furman

14 January 2023
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser sees the U.S. economy going into recession in the second half of 2023.
Economy

U.S. Fed to raise rates near 5.5% by May, predicts Citigroup CEO

Fraser expects 2023 recession but considers financial system more stable

9 January 2023
Carmen Reinhart says both the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank were late in acting against inflation.
Interview

Debt hampers fight against global inflation: Carmen Reinhart

Top economist warns worldwide recession is 'very likely'

5 January 2023