Category: FINANCE

Tokyo's benchmark stock index fell sharply on the last trading day of the month. It lost nearly 500 points as new coronavirus cases surged in Japan. ( read original story ...)

At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average tumbled 498.83 points, or 1.8%, to 27,283.59. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange retreated 26.35 points ... ( read original story ...)

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG) on Friday reported more than doubled net profit in the first quarter due to a sharp decline of credit-related costs as financial conditions improve at ... ( read original story ...)

Mizuho Financial Group Inc on Friday said its net profit doubled in the first quarter of its financial year as credit-related costs declined. ( read original story ...)

Japan will act "without hesitation" to cushion the economic blow from the COVID-19 pandemic, economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Friday, signalling the government's readiness to compile ... ( read original story ...)

Fundraising by cryptocurrency companies has seen a rapid rise in valuations as large investors push up prices, according to professional services firm PwC. ( read original story ...)

After goal-less three quarters, which India completely dominated but failed to breach the Irish defence led by goalkeeper Ayeisha McFerran, Navneet finally found the back of the net in the 57th minute ... ( read original story ...)

A Frenchman who went on hunger strike in Tokyo seeking access to his children said Friday he had ended his protest to undergo surgery on his finger after a fall. For three weeks, Vincent Fichot sat ... ( read original story ...)

The head of the Bank of Japan in 2011 raised the alarm about the idea of underwriting Japanese government bonds to support reconstruc ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's household spending likely rebounded in June from last month's slump, according to a Reuters poll, as a temporary fall in coronavirus infections during the month underpinned service consumption ... ( read original story ...)

The Government of Japan has provided a grant aid worth approximately Rs.488 million for the Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) project to enhance the capacity building of public sector ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei stock average dropped to its lowest since the start of the year on Friday, with sentiment souring amid a spike in COVID-19 cases and some earnings disappointments, and weighed down by a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's factory output jumped in June and job availability rose to the highest level in nearly a year, data showed. ( read original story ...)

The Philippines and Japan formally signed on Tuesday, an additional JPY253-billion (P116-billion) loan package to finance the construction of the Metro Manila subway project. The exchange of notes for ... ( read original story ...)

The head of the Bank of Japan in 2011 raised the alarm about the idea of underwriting Japanese government bonds to support reconstruction from the devastating earthquake and tsunami that year, saying ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is due to release its retail sales and industrial production data in the morning. U.S. stocks rallied despite data showing second-quarter gross domestic product rose less than expected. ( read original story ...)