Month: September 2017

The Markit/Nikkei Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to a seasonally adjusted 52.6 in September from a final 52.2 in August. The index remained above the 50 threshold that separates expansion contraction from the 13th consecutive ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday ordered his cabinet to compile new economic stimulus measures in a package worth around 2 trillion yen ($17.80 billion) by the end of the year. Speaking at a meeting with his top advisory panel, Abe said the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore-headquartered, Southeast Asia-based Sea, formerly known as Garena, has filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange ... Indonesia-based GDP Venture, and Japan-based Mistletoe. Sea operates across Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, the ... ( read original story ...)

He declined to comment on the IPO. Throwing around the kind of money needed to keep pace can be tricky for a smallish public company. Japan's Rakuten closed online marketplaces in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia last year because it was wary of ... ( read original story ...)

(MENAFN - Gulf Times) S & P Global Ratings warned of mounting risks to Japan's banking industry stemming from the impact of low interest rates and competition on earnings. The ratings company revised its view of risks in the industry to 'negative from ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese Yen posted a string of losses against most major currencies this week, with a trough-to-peak move of approximately 200 pips in USD/JPY. The pair gapped-higher on the Sunday open for the second consecutive week and continued to run-higher. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese banking regulators are, at least in this sense, far less conservative than you think, and they are setting up a finical ecosystem in Japan that will lead to far more innovative finTech startups than we are seeing coming out of Europe of America. ( read original story ...)

Pedestrians walk past the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on September 13. With the Bank of Japan leaving its unprecedented monetary easing programme intact on Thursday, S&P said pressure on lending margins may intensify. S&P Global Ratings warned of ... ( read original story ...)

Basic Figures Flow of Funds for the Second Quarter of 2017 (Preliminary report) September 25, 2017 Research and Statistics Department Bank of Japan Contents Chart 1 Financial assets and liabilities by sector Chart 2-1 Financial surplus and deficit by ... ( read original story ...)

Still, the Yen was unmoved by the data release. Signs of robust performance from the Japanese economy are nothing new this year. However, with the Bank of Japan still very publicly committed to keeping monetary policy ultra-loose until consumer price ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged at 0.1%. After the two-day policy meeting, it also kept its yield target for 10-year government bonds at around 0%. It said that the optimistic view on the economy should accelerate inflation to its 2% target. ( read original story ...)

Praxair Inc Cm (NYSE:PX) was reduced too. Axelsen claims men's singles crown at BWF Japan Open Datuk Lee Chong Wei (pic) is slated to meet newly-crowned world champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the Japan Open final. Moreover, Marin has taken a 2-0 lead ... ( read original story ...)