Economy
Trio of critical signs point to global economic slowdown
Downturn in copper prices, weak shipping rates and historic yield inversion raise red flags
Megabank responds to investor demand for controversial debt instrument
Foreign access via Hong Kong aims to curb outflows and boost market liquidity
Nippon Life, Dai-ichi Life executives discuss possible rate shifts and stronger yen
Central bank no longer 'anticipates' more increases amid bank failures, debt standoff
Japan conglomerate sees refinancing costs rise as credit rating falls
Nine insurers plan increase of $15bn in anticipation of higher rates
Insurer sees no narrowing of Japan-U.S. interest rate gap this year
MUFG apparently unloaded vast majority of troubled debt
Financial group first to test investor appetite since Credit Suisse rescue
Wealthy Japanese customers' investments wiped out in Swiss bank rescue
Central bank could lift negative rate policy next fiscal year, says Hiroyuki Seki
Ueda steps back from talk of policy tweaks amid banking turmoil
New central bank chief Ueda faces reckoning on decade of extreme monetary easing
Yuan, China's government bonds and its bank stocks emerge as safe havens
Investor demand in flux after Swiss bank's bonds were wiped out in takeover by UBS
Rising interest rates pose risk for Tokyo as it struggles to scale back stimulus
Instruments shielded by regulatory framework built after 1990s banking woes
Bill Winters says 3 failed banks 'would appear to have been solvent'
BOJ efforts to curb short selling help push yield to 3-month low
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