Lim Hui Jie

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Japan second-quarter GDP grows 1.1% on an annualized basis, missing expectations - CNBC

Business August 18, 2026

Japan's economy expanded 1.1% in the second quarter on an annualized basis, missing expectations for 2% growth as softer domestic demand offset strong exports. The figure was compared to the 2.1% iοΏ½...

BOJ holds rates at 1%, warns of core inflation exceeding 2% target - CNBC

Business August 1, 2026

The Bank of Japan kept its policy rate steady on Friday, as it warned that core inflation in the country could exceed its 2% target. Japan's central bank's move to hold rates at 1% was an 8-1 decisοΏ½...

Sony’s 'ironic' PlayStation disc decision upends gamer conventions and threatens a $7 billion resale market - CNBC

Technology July 23, 2026

In June 2013, Sony's PlayStation put out a short video demonstrating how easy it was to share games on PlayStation. Then-Sony executive Shuhei Yoshida handed a disc to colleague Adam Boyes, and thatοΏ½...

Binance to stop providing services to European clients after failing to obtain license: Financial Times

Crypto June 27, 2026

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has told its customers in the European Union it will stop providing services to them from next week because it will not be licensed to operate in the region. AccordiοΏ½...

Japan core inflation holds steady in May, matching expectations despite energy price concerns - CNBC

Business June 20, 2026

Japan's core inflation rate held steady at 1.4% in May, matching expectations and suggesting that underlying price pressures remained contained despite concerns that higher energy costs could push inοΏ½...

Why Japan's $70 billion-plus intervention and a rate hike didn't prop up the yen more - CNBC

Business June 20, 2026

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama is increasingly finding herself in an unenviable position on the foreign-exchange front. After deploying over 11.7 trillion yen ($72.8 billion) in foreignοΏ½...

Australia reports lower-than-expected first-quarter inflation β€” but price rise highest in 2 years - CNBC

Business April 30, 2026

Australia's inflation rate soared to 4.09% in the first quarter from a year earlier, marking its highest level in more than two years. The reading was lowerΒ than the 4.2% expected by economists poll...

Japan core inflation accelerates after five months as Iran war stokes energy worries - CNBC

Business April 25, 2026

Core inflation in Japan accelerated for the first time in five months, rising to 1.8% in March as the Iran war fuels worries around energy prices. Government data showed the core inflation figure whοΏ½...

CNBC Daily Open: From happy Friday to Monday blues - CNBC

Business April 21, 2026

Hello, this is Hui Jie writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open. Before we left for the weekend last week, peace in the Middle East looked like a real possibiliοΏ½...

Asia markets mostly rise as investors shrug off weak U.S. retail sales, assess China inflation - CNBC

News February 12, 2026

19 November 2025, China, Shanghai: Boats sail past downtown Shanghai on the Huangpu River. The tallest building on the skyline is the Shanghai Tower (rear). Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly higheοΏ½...