Japan CEOs see higher prices, wages with BOJ move ‘just a matter of time’
JAPAN’S chief executives are preparing their businesses for the first rate hike since 2007, with the central bank widely expected to end...
Bankers in India to get higher salary increases than Singapore, Hong Kong
FINANCE professionals in India are in line for higher salary hikes than those in Hong Kong and Singapore this year, underscoring how...
Industry body launches salary guide to dispel notion that accountants are paid less than their peers
A NEW accountancy salary guide aims to promote wage transparency and dispel the myth that Singapore’s accountants are paid less than their...
Deutsche Bank CEO's 2023 pay dips to 8.7 million euros
DEUTSCHE Bank CEO Christian Sewing earned 8.7 million euros (S$12.68 million) in 2023, down slightly from 8.9 million euros in 2022 after...
Japanese firms offer biggest pay rise since 2013, largest industrial union says
JAPAN’S largest industrial union said on Thursday (Mar 13) the average pay rise offered by 231 firms for both full-time and part-time...
BOJ views wage talks as key to timing of stimulus exit, Ueda says
BANK of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda said the ongoing annual spring wage negotiations between companies and unions are critical in deciding...
Toyota agrees to biggest wage hike in 25 years in sign of Japan Inc’s big pay bump
TOYOTA Motor agreed to give factory workers their biggest pay increase in 25 years on Wednesday (Mar 13), heightening expectations that bumper...
BOJ's growing confidence in prices, wages point to end of negative interest rates
THE Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) governor and one of its board members said on Thursday (Mar 7) the economy was moving towards...
Japan sees growing momentum towards March end to negative rates
MOMENTUM is building for the Bank of Japan to consider ending negative interest rates as soon as this month, with upcoming annual...
Japan seeing signs of positive wage momentum, says senior official
JAPAN is seeing early signs of achieving a positive cycle of rising inflation and wages, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hideki Murai said...