Month: January 2019

Japan's Masatsugu Asakawa, the Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, is hitting the wires with comments about the FX space after Thursday's rapid plunge-and-bounce. Ministry of Finance w... ( read original story ...)

Mizuho also has a particular interest in blockchain technology. Last year, it completed a trade finance transaction via a blockchain, which involved sending information from Japan to Australia with ke... ( read original story ...)

I am worried G7 and G20 have confirmed cooperation on FX is possible if needed Excessive FX moves are undesirable for stable economy shrinking US-Japan spreads is one reason for yen strength ( read original story ...)

Japan is playing catch-up in the global stocks rout. Load Error The country's Nikkei index dropped more than 3% Friday morning, in the market's first day of trading following the New Year break. "For ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei Manufacturing PMI for December ticked higher to 52.6, compared to the previous reading of 52.4. Median market forecasts were expecting the indicator to remains stuck at 52.4, but the un... ( read original story ...)

Fosun's proposed investment in Huis Ten Bosch fits well with the new mood, and the company has a track record in Japan. In 2015 ... to learn the business. Nikkei staff writer Hiroki Obayashi ... ( read original story ...)

The final Markit/Nikkei Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was a seasonally adjusted 52.6 in December, up from a flash reading of 52.4 and higher than a November’s final 52.2. The in... ( read original story ...)

Shares in Australia, Japan and South Korea all slipped in morning trade, with the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo dropping more than 3 percent. Overnight on Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined ... ( read original story ...)

The manufacturing sector in Japan continued to expand in December, and at a faster rate, the latest survey from Nikkei revealed on Friday with a PMI score of 52.6. That's up from the 15-month low of 5... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Ousted Nissan Motor Co (Tokyo:7201.T - News) Chairman Carlos Ghosn is set to appear in court within five days after he requested an open hearing to hear the reason for his detention, ... ( read original story ...)

There was no respite for Asian investors Friday as most regional markets suffered more losses, with Tokyo tanking three percent and technology firms taking another hiding after Apple's shock revenue w... ( read original story ...)

The Ministry of Finance is looking to see if moves of the yen are speculative, Masatsugu Asakawa, vice minister for international affairs at the ministry, told reporters in Tokyo. The currency weakene... ( read original story ...)

Japan's diplomats face a busy few months as Tokyo prepares to host the Group of 20 summit for the first time, just when international economic cooperation has rarely been under so much pressure ... ( read original story ...)