The Bank of Japan (BOJ) risks being stranded. The pioneer of zero interest rates and quantitative easing has the most accommodative monetary policy of any major central bank. Rather than being positioned comfortably during this global slowdown, the Bank of Japan must be feeling pretty anxious. There’s little advantage to being the first mover. Others learn your tricks. They may start ...

China didn’t waste any time reacting to the tragic crash of a Boeing Co. 737 Max operated by Ethiopian Airlines Group on Sunday. Less than 24 hours after the accident, it became the first country to ground the plane. In the hours and days that followed, Ethiopia, Europe and — finally, on March 13 — the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ...

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. should ask for a tax refund. After all, here’s a telco that got the chance to maintain its stake in an overseas business on the cusp of something new at a steep discount to the market price. And what did it do? SingTel renounced a part of those rights in favour of Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund for ...