TOKYO The Bank of Japan is expected to leave its monetary policy settings unchanged on Tuesday, maintaining the current pace of bond-buying as well as holding its negative interest rate and long-term bond yield target steady amid signs of a more sure ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's SMFG posts smaller third-quarter profit, low interest rates drag
Weak economic growth has stifled demand for corporate loans in Japan for years, and lenders were dealt another blow in early 2016 when the central bank turned to negative rates - a move that has so far failed to encourage new borrowing. Profits for top ... ( read original story ...)
BANK OF JAPAN : Japan's annual consumer prices fall for first time in four years
Shinzo Abe’s mission to lift Japan out of the deflationary spiral that has plagued its economy for two decades suffered another setback on Friday after data showed annual consumer prices had fallen for the first time in four years. The data will add to ... ( read original story ...)
Morgan Stanley gets more i-bank fee than Goldman in Apac
Morgan Stanley’s mergers advisory business in Asia outside Japan pulled in record fees last year and the firm gained market share in equities, helping partially shield it from an investment-banking contraction that prompted competitors like Goldman Sachs ... ( read original story ...)
Sumitomo Mitsui Hiring Barclays Private Bankers as Ties End
Will pay as much as 12 billion yen to terminate partnership Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. will hire about 20 private bankers from Barclays Plc in Japan as the two companies end a six-year alliance and the U.K. bank scales back its wealth-management ... ( read original story ...)
Weak Yen Is Only Slight Reprieve for Bank of Japan
It turns out the Bank of Japan’s accidental break from a strong currency isn’t quite the much-vaunted panacea. Consumer prices out Friday showed a slower pace of decline, with core prices excluding fresh food falling 0.2% in December from a year ... ( read original story ...)
BANK OF JAPAN : Japan's key bond yield falls in morning after BOJ's operation notice
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond fell Friday morning as investors bought the debt following the Bank of Japan's announcement that it will expand its massive bond purchases. The yield on the No. 345, 0.1 percent issue, the main ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Dec core consumer prices fall at slowest pace in a year
The data, released on Friday, will be among factors the Bank of Japan will scrutinise at a policy meeting early next week, where it is widely expected to keep monetary policy steady and maintain its upbeat inflation projections. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close higher as banks lead the charge
The dollar climbed to 115.12 yen Friday from 114.56 yen in New York and well up from the 113.66 yen seen earlier Thursday in Tokyo. Banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ's stock jumped 1.46 percent to 752.9 yen and rival Mizuho Financial Group climbed 1.73 percent ... ( read original story ...)
Most Asia markets up, Tokyo lifted by weak yen
Most Asian markets rose again Friday following another positive lead from Wall Street, with Tokyo boosted by a plunging yen, although traders remain nervous about the outlook for global trade with Donald Trump in the White House. After one of the best ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei pushes closer to one-year high, on track for weekly gain
Market gets tailwind from dollar's overnight 1.1 gain vs yen * Mining, oil shares gain, as Wall Street strength lifts sentiment TOKYO Jan 27 Japan's Nikkei share average edged higher on Friday and looked set for a solid weekly gain as the weaker yen helped ... ( read original story ...)
Tokai Tokyo Financial : Grace Technology Raises USD0.92 in Private Placement of Shares
source PDM Deals 2016 RE: The Interim Result of the Treasury Share Repurchase 2016 RE: The Interim Result of the Treasury Share Repurchase 2016 TOKAI TOKYO FINANCIAL: Consolidated Financial Summary (for the six months ended.. 2016 TOKAI TOKYO FINANCIAL ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei surges to more than 2-week high on strong Wall Street; financials gain
TOKYO, Jan 26 Japan's Nikkei share average surged to more than a two-week high on Thursday morning tracking strength in Wall Street, while financial stocks were in demand after U.S. yields rose. The Nikkei gained 1.5 percent to 19,345.85 in midmorning ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka court rejects suit over halt in subsidies to pro-Chongryon schools
They also had to follow Japan’s education curriculum guidelines and release financial statements. They did not meet the requirements and both the Osaka Prefectural and Municipal governments, which introduced the criteria, halted the subsidies in fiscal 2011. ( read original story ...)
iCracked Japan adds 9 new stores throughout Japan
With four locations in Tokyo, and locations in Osaka, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kanagawa, Gunma and Nagoya, these premiere storefronts provide customers with immediate, professional smartphone repair for iPhones and iPads. iCracked Japan has trained and equipped ... ( read original story ...)
The biggest tech IPO of 2016 is having a terrible start to 2017
Line (LN) pulled off the biggest tech IPO of last year, raising $1.3 billion from selling shares that soared when they started trading on markets in New York and in Tokyo. Fast forward to the start of 2017 and things aren't looking so pretty. Line shares ... ( read original story ...)