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- 1Busy week ahead: US jobs report, global inflation data, RBA meeting▼Week Ahead: U.S. Jobs Report; U.S., Eurozone, Australia, SK and Tokyo Inflation Reports; RBA Meeting; Central Bank Speeches from the Fed, ECB, and BOE
Markets face a data-heavy week with the U.S. jobs report due alongside inflation figures from the United States, Eurozone, Australia, South Korea and Tokyo. The Reserve Bank of Australia holds a policy meeting, and investors will also parse speeches from Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of England officials. Traders are watching for clues on interest rate paths and economic momentum.
- 2Tom Kim chases Asian Games gold and South Korea military exemption●Tom Kim going from Presidents Cup to Asian Games with chance to be exempt from military service
South Korean golfer Tom Kim will represent his country at the Asian Games in Hangzhou shortly after playing in the Presidents Cup. A medal at the Games could earn him an exemption from South Korea's mandatory military service, a rule that has shaped the careers of several of the country's top male athletes, including fellow golfers Son Jun-hwan and Im Sung-jae, who earned exemptions through Olympic bronze in Tokyo.
- 3Zurich and Tokyo top UBS housing bubble risk index●Zurich and Tokyo top UBS housing bubble risk index as global price growth slows (VNQ:NYSEARCA)
UBS's latest housing bubble index names Zurich and Tokyo as the developed markets at greatest risk of a housing bubble, while overall price growth across the cities it tracks continues to slow. Investors are watching the findings for signals on where valuations may be most stretched, with real estate ETFs such as Vanguard Real Estate (VNQ) also in focus as sentiment on global property cools.
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A Tokyo-based startup is set to launch a brokerage service allowing investors in the United States and Britain to trade shares of unlisted Japanese companies. The move opens a new channel for overseas capital into Japan's private startup market, where retail and institutional investors have historically had limited access to pre-IPO firms.
- 5Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece arrives in Japan for the first time●ダ・ヴィンチの傑作、初来日 「ルーヴル美術館展 ルネサンス」国立新美術館で開催中 – 産経ニュース ダ・ヴィンチの傑作、初来日 「ルーヴル美術館展 ルネサンス」国立新美術館で開催中 産経ニュースダ・ヴィンチの傑作、初来日 「ルーヴル美術館展
A masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci has come to Japan for the first time as part of the Louvre Museum Renaissance exhibition, now running at the National Art Center in Tokyo. The show brings Renaissance works from the Louvre's collection to Japanese audiences, and news of the rare loan is drawing attention from art fans and media in Japan.