Bloomberg The Bank of Japan (BOJ) trimmed purchases of shorter-maturity debt in its first bond-buying operation in March, taking advantage of a drop in yields. The central bank offered to buy 320 billion yen ($2.8 billion) of debt due in one-to-three years on Wednesday, down from 400 billion yen for the same maturities in its previous operation on Feb. …

  Bloomberg Toshiba Corp. is sending letters soliciting offers for its memory chip business this week and seeking bids that value it at about 1.5 trillion yen ($13 billion), according to people familiar with the matter. The Japanese conglomerate is offering a majority stake in the chip unit and would be willing to sell the entire business, said the people, …

  Bloomberg China’s official factory gauge firmed in February as producer prices rebounded, giving top officials gathering in Beijing a solid economic backdrop as they seek to rein in financial risk. Manufacturing purchasing managers index climbed to 51.6 in February, compared with a median estimate of 51.2 in a Bloomberg survey of economists and 51.3 in January. Non-manufacturing PMI stood …