Fujii hints at intervention to stem steeper yen rise

Fujii hints at intervention to stem steeper yen rise

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii speaks at a news conference at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2009. Fujii indicated the government may step into the currency market to stem the yen's rapid appreciation, saying Tokyo may take steps if exchange rates move ''abnormally.''

Top investor Rubenstein voices confidence in China's economy

STORY: Top investor Rubenstein voices confidence in China's economy DATELINE: May 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of city view inn China 2. SOUNDBITE (English): DAVID RUBENSTEIN, Co-Founder and non-executive Co-Chairman of the Board, Carlyle Group STORYLINE: Billionaire investor David Rubenstein said on Tuesday that he planned to continue to invest in China while urging a rapid end to the conflict in Ukraine to avoid a steeper global economic crisis. Rubenstein, co-founder of private equity giant the Carlyle Group, made the remarks during an interview with Xinhua on the sidelines of the ongoing World Economic Forum (WEF) at the Swiss mountain resort town of Davos. SOUNDBITE (English): DAVID RUBENSTEIN, Co-Founder and non-executive Co-Chairman of the Board, Carlyle Group "It's difficult to actually say where the economy's going right now, because there's a lot of flux going on. Right now, because interest rates are going up around the world

Kudanzaka slope and a lighthouse

Kudanzaka slope and a lighthouse

The steep slope to the Kojimachi area along the inner moat of the Imperial Palace from the direction of Kanda. The slope was made less steeper at the time the road was restored after the Great Kanto Earthquake. A lighthouse was built in 1871 as a landmark for fishing boats coming into Tokyo Bay. The building in the distance with a dome is the Nicholai Chapel in Surugadai.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number6‐18‐0]

View of houses from mt atagoyama

View of houses from mt atagoyama

Mt.Atago was a famous site for moon-watching and snow-watching. There were two slopes leading to Atago Shrine: the steeper was called Otokozaka (masculine slope) and the less steeper was called Onnazaka (feminine slope).==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number2‐28‐0]

Fujii hints at intervention to stem steeper yen rise

Fujii hints at intervention to stem steeper yen rise

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii speaks at a news conference at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2009. Fujii indicated the government may step into the currency market to stem the yen's rapid appreciation, saying Tokyo may take steps if exchange rates move ''abnormally.'' (Kyodo)