Hong Kong financial secretary

Hong Kong financial secretary

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan (L) speaks about the city's annual budget for fiscal 2026 at a press conference in Hong Kong on Feb. 25, 2026.

Hong Kong financial secretary

Hong Kong financial secretary

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan (2nd from L) speaks about the city's annual budget for fiscal 2026 at a press conference in Hong Kong on Feb. 25, 2026.

Japan gov't economic, fiscal policy meeting

Japan gov't economic, fiscal policy meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from L, front row) attends a Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026.

Japan gov't economic, fiscal policy meeting

Japan gov't economic, fiscal policy meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy meeting at the premier's office in Tokyo on Feb. 24, 2026.

Japan gov't economic, fiscal policy meeting

Japan gov't economic, fiscal policy meeting

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy meeting at the prime minister's office on Feb. 24, 2026.

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 Third Quarter Earnings Press Conference

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 Third Quarter Earnings Press Conference

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 Third Quarter Earnings Press Conference. The photo shows President and CEO Ivan Espinosa (left).=February 12,2026,Kanagawa

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 Third Quarter Earnings Press Conference

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 Third Quarter Earnings Press Conference

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 Third Quarter Earnings Press Conference. The photo shows President and CEO Ivan Espinosa (left).=February 12,2026,Kanagawa

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 Third Quarter Earnings Press Conference

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 Third Quarter Earnings Press Conference

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 Third Quarter Earnings Press Conference. The photo shows President and CEO Ivan Espinosa (left).=February 12,2026,Kanagawa

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 Third Quarter Earnings Press Conference

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 Third Quarter Earnings Press Conference

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 Third Quarter Earnings Press Conference. The photo shows President and CEO Ivan Espinosa (left).=February 12,2026,Kanagawa

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 Third Quarter Earnings Press Conference

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 Third Quarter Earnings Press Conference

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 Third Quarter Earnings Press Conference. The photo shows President and CEO Ivan Espinosa (left).=February 12,2026,Kanagawa

Nikkei stock index ends at record high

Nikkei stock index ends at record high

A roadside monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average at 57,650.54, an all-time closing high, on Feb. 10, 2026, on continued hopes for expansionary fiscal policies after Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party scored a landslide victory in a general election two days before.

Nikkei stock index ends at record high

Nikkei stock index ends at record high

A roadside monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average at 57,650.54, an all-time closing high, on Feb. 10, 2026, on continued hopes for expansionary fiscal policies after Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party scored a landslide victory in a general election two days before.

Nikkei stock index surges

Nikkei stock index surges

A monitor in Tokyo shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average surging above 57,700 on Feb. 10, 2026, on continued hopes for expansionary fiscal policies after Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party scored a landslide victory in a general election two days before.

Japan finance minister on yen's depreciation

Japan finance minister on yen's depreciation

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2026, following the yen's depreciation to 159 against the U.S. dollar amid speculation that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will accelerate expansionary fiscal policy after an expected general election.

Japan Cabinet OKs record FY 2026 draft budget

Japan Cabinet OKs record FY 2026 draft budget

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2025, following the Cabinet's approval of a record 122.31 trillion yen ($783 billion) draft initial budget for fiscal 2026.

Japan Cabinet OKs record FY 2026 draft budget

Japan Cabinet OKs record FY 2026 draft budget

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2025, following the Cabinet's approval of a record 122.31 trillion yen ($783 billion) draft initial budget for fiscal 2026.

Japan Cabinet OKs record FY 2026 draft budget

Japan Cabinet OKs record FY 2026 draft budget

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2025, following the Cabinet's approval of a record 122.31 trillion yen ($783 billion) draft initial budget for fiscal 2026.

Takaichi at economic and fiscal policy meeting

Takaichi at economic and fiscal policy meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (blue) speaks at a Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy meeting at her office in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2025.

Takaichi at economic and fiscal policy meeting

Takaichi at economic and fiscal policy meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (blue) speaks at a Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy meeting at her office in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2025.

Takaichi at economic and fiscal policy meeting

Takaichi at economic and fiscal policy meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy meeting at her office in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2025.

Workers Carry Bags of Rice - Myanmar

Workers Carry Bags of Rice - Myanmar

A worker carries a bag of rice at a jetty in Yangon, Myanmar, December 10, 2025. Myanmar exported over 1.78 million tons of rice and broken rice in the first eight months of the current fiscal year 2025-2026, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation on Wednesday. Photo by Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers Carry Bags of Rice - Myanmar

Workers Carry Bags of Rice - Myanmar

Workers carry bags of rice at a jetty in Yangon, Myanmar, December 10, 2025. Myanmar exported over 1.78 million tons of rice and broken rice in the first eight months of the current fiscal year 2025-2026, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation on Wednesday. Photo by Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers Carry Bags of Rice - Myanmar

Workers Carry Bags of Rice - Myanmar

Workers carry bags of rice at a jetty in Yangon, Myanmar, December 10, 2025. Myanmar exported over 1.78 million tons of rice and broken rice in the first eight months of the current fiscal year 2025-2026, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation on Wednesday. Photo by Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe/ABACAPRESS.COM

Nissan, Britain's Wayve tie up for autonomous cars

Nissan, Britain's Wayve tie up for autonomous cars

Nissan Motor Co. CEO Ivan Espinosa (L) and Wayve Technologies Ltd. CEO Alex Kendall pose for a photo in Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2025, after announcing an agreement to jointly develop next-generation autonomous vehicles, with plans to roll them out in Japan's mass market from fiscal 2027 and later in North America.

Nissan, Britain's Wayve tie up for autonomous cars

Nissan, Britain's Wayve tie up for autonomous cars

Nissan Motor Co. CEO Ivan Espinosa (L) and Wayve Technologies Ltd. CEO Alex Kendall pose for a photo in Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2025, after announcing an agreement to jointly develop next-generation autonomous vehicles, with plans to roll them out in Japan's mass market from fiscal 2027 and later in North America.

Nissan, Britain's Wayve tie up for autonomous cars

Nissan, Britain's Wayve tie up for autonomous cars

Nissan Motor Co. CEO Ivan Espinosa (L) and Wayve Technologies Ltd. CEO Alex Kendall show a Nissan prototype car equipped with next-generation driver-assistance technology in Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2025, after announcing an agreement to jointly develop such vehicles and roll them out in Japan's mass market from fiscal 2027 and later in North America.

Nissan, Britain's Wayve tie up for autonomous cars

Nissan, Britain's Wayve tie up for autonomous cars

Nissan Motor Co. CEO Ivan Espinosa announces a partnership with British startup Wayve Technologies Ltd. during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2025. The companies agreed to jointly develop next-generation autonomous vehicles, with plans to roll them out in Japan's mass market from fiscal 2027 and later in North America.

Demonstration Against Austerity - Toulouse

Demonstration Against Austerity - Toulouse

The CGT F.S.U 31 and Solidaires 31 marchers behind the banner, Calling for higher wages and pensions, Social, fiscal, and environmental justice. Protest, everyone mobilised against austerity and for our wages. France, Toulouse, 2 December 2025. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Demonstration Against Austerity - Toulouse

Demonstration Against Austerity - Toulouse

The CGT F.S.U 31 and Solidaires 31 marchers behind the banner, Calling for higher wages and pensions, Social, fiscal, and environmental justice. Protest, everyone mobilised against austerity and for our wages. France, Toulouse, 2 December 2025. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Demonstration Against Austerity - Toulouse

Demonstration Against Austerity - Toulouse

The CGT F.S.U 31 and Solidaires 31 marchers behind the banner, Calling for higher wages and pensions, Social, fiscal, and environmental justice. Protest, everyone mobilised against austerity and for our wages. France, Toulouse, 2 December 2025. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting - Brussels

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting - Brussels

French Minister of the Economy, Finance Eric Lombard talks to media prior the start of the Eurogroup ministers meeting in the Europa, the EU Council headquarter on November 12, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The Eurogroup will discuss the latest economic and fiscal developments, focusing on inflation and budgetary trends. They will also address the challenges faced by the euro area in a changing global context, including geopolitical and technological shifts, and outline priorities ahead of the 2026 euro area recommendations. Ministers are expected to agree on the Eurogroup's role in strengthening fiscal policy coordination. They will also be updated on the digital euro project and discuss the way forward on stablecoins. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting - Brussels

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting - Brussels

President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde (L) talks with the Finnish Finance Minister, from right-wing populist political party True Finns, Riikka Katriina Purra (R) prior the start of the Eurogroup ministers meeting in the Europa, the EU Council headquarter on November 12, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The Eurogroup will discuss the latest economic and fiscal developments, focusing on inflation and budgetary trends. They will also address the challenges faced by the euro area in a changing global context, including geopolitical and technological shifts, and outline priorities ahead of the 2026 euro area recommendations. Ministers are expected to agree on the Eurogroup’s role in strengthening fiscal policy coordination. They will also be updated on the digital euro project and discuss the way forward on stablecoins. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting - Brussels

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting - Brussels

French Directorate General of the Treasury Bertrand Dumont (L) talks with the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde (C) and the Finnish Finance Minister, from right-wing populist political party True Finns, Riikka Katriina Purra (R) prior the start of the Eurogroup ministers meeting in the Europa, the EU Council headquarter on November 12, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The Eurogroup will discuss the latest economic and fiscal developments, focusing on inflation and budgetary trends. They will also address the challenges faced by the euro area in a changing global context, including geopolitical and technological shifts, and outline priorities ahead of the 2026 euro area recommendations. Ministers are expected to agree on the Eurogroup’s role in strengthening fiscal policy coordination. They will also be updated on the digital euro project and discuss the way forward on stablecoins. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting - Brussels

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting - Brussels

French Directorate General of the Treasury Bertrand Dumont (L) talks with the French Minister of the Economy, Finance Eric Lombard (C) and the President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde (R) prior the start of the Eurogroup ministers meeting in the Europa, the EU Council headquarter on November 12, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The Eurogroup will discuss the latest economic and fiscal developments, focusing on inflation and budgetary trends. They will also address the challenges faced by the euro area in a changing global context, including geopolitical and technological shifts, and outline priorities ahead of the 2026 euro area recommendations. Ministers are expected to agree on the Eurogroup’s role in strengthening fiscal policy coordination. They will also be updated on the digital euro project and discuss the way forward on stablecoins. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting - Brussels

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting - Brussels

French Minister of the Economy, Finance Eric Lombard talks to media prior the start of the Eurogroup ministers meeting in the Europa, the EU Council headquarter on November 12, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The Eurogroup will discuss the latest economic and fiscal developments, focusing on inflation and budgetary trends. They will also address the challenges faced by the euro area in a changing global context, including geopolitical and technological shifts, and outline priorities ahead of the 2026 euro area recommendations. Ministers are expected to agree on the Eurogroup's role in strengthening fiscal policy coordination. They will also be updated on the digital euro project and discuss the way forward on stablecoins. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting - Brussels

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting - Brussels

French Minister of the Economy, Finance Eric Lombard talks to media prior the start of the Eurogroup ministers meeting in the Europa, the EU Council headquarter on November 12, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The Eurogroup will discuss the latest economic and fiscal developments, focusing on inflation and budgetary trends. They will also address the challenges faced by the euro area in a changing global context, including geopolitical and technological shifts, and outline priorities ahead of the 2026 euro area recommendations. Ministers are expected to agree on the Eurogroup's role in strengthening fiscal policy coordination. They will also be updated on the digital euro project and discuss the way forward on stablecoins. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting - Brussels

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting - Brussels

French Minister of the Economy, Finance Eric Lombard talks to media prior the start of the Eurogroup ministers meeting in the Europa, the EU Council headquarter on November 12, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The Eurogroup will discuss the latest economic and fiscal developments, focusing on inflation and budgetary trends. They will also address the challenges faced by the euro area in a changing global context, including geopolitical and technological shifts, and outline priorities ahead of the 2026 euro area recommendations. Ministers are expected to agree on the Eurogroup's role in strengthening fiscal policy coordination. They will also be updated on the digital euro project and discuss the way forward on stablecoins. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting - Brussels

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting - Brussels

French Minister of the Economy, Finance Eric Lombard talks to media prior the start of the Eurogroup ministers meeting in the Europa, the EU Council headquarter on November 12, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The Eurogroup will discuss the latest economic and fiscal developments, focusing on inflation and budgetary trends. They will also address the challenges faced by the euro area in a changing global context, including geopolitical and technological shifts, and outline priorities ahead of the 2026 euro area recommendations. Ministers are expected to agree on the Eurogroup's role in strengthening fiscal policy coordination. They will also be updated on the digital euro project and discuss the way forward on stablecoins. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting - Brussels

Eurogroup Ministers Meeting - Brussels

French Minister of the Economy, Finance Eric Lombard talks to media prior the start of the Eurogroup ministers meeting in the Europa, the EU Council headquarter on November 12, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The Eurogroup will discuss the latest economic and fiscal developments, focusing on inflation and budgetary trends. They will also address the challenges faced by the euro area in a changing global context, including geopolitical and technological shifts, and outline priorities ahead of the 2026 euro area recommendations. Ministers are expected to agree on the Eurogroup's role in strengthening fiscal policy coordination. They will also be updated on the digital euro project and discuss the way forward on stablecoins. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

Parliament addresses bear attacks in Japan

Parliament addresses bear attacks in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a recent spate of bear attacks on humans in Japan, mainly in northern and northeastern Japan, during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2025. The prime minister unveiled a plan to dip into the fiscal 2025 supplementary budget to finance countermeasures.

Toyota Financial Results for the Second Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Toyota Financial Results for the Second Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Toyota Financial Results for the Second Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026. Photo shows (from right) Kenta Kon, Toyota Executive Officer and CFO; Takanori Azuma, Head of Accounting Division.=November 5,2025,Tokyo

Toyota Financial Results for the Second Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Toyota Financial Results for the Second Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Toyota Financial Results for the Second Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026. Photo shows (from right) Kenta Kon, Toyota Executive Officer and CFO; Takanori Azuma, Head of Accounting Division.=November 5,2025,Tokyo

Toyota Financial Results for the Second Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Toyota Financial Results for the Second Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Toyota Financial Results for the Second Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026. Photo shows Kenta Kon, Toyota Executive Officer and CFO.=November 5,2025,Tokyo

Toyota Financial Results for the Second Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Toyota Financial Results for the Second Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Toyota Financial Results for the Second Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026. Photo shows Kenta Kon, Toyota Executive Officer and CFO.=November 5,2025,Tokyo

Toyota Financial Results for the Second Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Toyota Financial Results for the Second Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026

Toyota Financial Results for the Second Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 2026. photo shows Kenta Kon, Toyota Executive Officer and CFO.=November 5,2025,Tokyo

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 First Half Financial Results Briefing

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 First Half Financial Results Briefing

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 First Half Earnings Briefing. photo shows President and CEO Ivan Espinosa and CFO Jérémy Papin, from left.=November 6,2025,Kanagawa

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 First Half Financial Results Briefing

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 First Half Financial Results Briefing

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 First Half Earnings Briefing. photo shows President and CEO Ivan Espinosa.=November 6,2025,Kanagawa

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 First Half Financial Results Briefing

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 First Half Financial Results Briefing

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 First Half Earnings Briefing. photo shows President and CEO Ivan Espinosa.=November 6,2025,Kanagawa

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 First Half Financial Results Briefing

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 First Half Financial Results Briefing

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Fiscal Year 2025 First Half Earnings Briefing. photo shows President and CEO Ivan Espinosa.=November 6,2025,Kanagawa

Mitsubishi Corporation: FY2025 Second Quarter Earnings Briefing

Mitsubishi Corporation: FY2025 Second Quarter Earnings Briefing

Mitsubishi Corporation Fiscal 2025 Second Quarter Earnings Briefing. photo shows President and Representative Director Katsuya Nakanishi (second from right) and others.=November 4,2025,Tokyo