Category: FINANCE

The general consensus is that since the crisis of the late 1990s, Japan’s banking industry has done a commendable job in strengthening its collective balance sheet, improving asset quality, cutting costs and bolstering capital. Now all the industry needs ... ( read original story ...)

Scheduled dates of the auction at this moment are stated in the attachment. However, the Bank may increase the frequency as needed. Amount to be purchased The Bank will conduct purchases in a flexible manner, taking account of market conditions, aiming to ... ( read original story ...)

There was also some uneasiness about monetary policy after a summary of the Bank of Japan's recent meeting showed one board member wanted an expansion of stimulus as consumer prices remain distant from its 2% inflation target. Japan's core consumer price ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks ended almost flat Friday, weighed down by a halt in the yen's fall against the U.S. dollar, but expectations of a Bank of Japan market support operation pared some losses. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 6.83 points, or 0.03 ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese Yen fell as BOJ members mulled over the need for further easing The Bank of Japan released opinions from its September rate decision meeting Japanese CPI figures reported their strongest yearly growth since April of 2005 Curious about trading ... ( read original story ...)

But that is still nowhere near the Bank of Japan's 2.0-percent target, despite years of record monetary easing by the Bank of Japan. Also Friday, household spending in August edged up 0.6 percent from a year earlier, slightly off market expectations of a 0 ... ( read original story ...)

There was also some uneasiness about monetary policy after a summary of the Bank of Japan’s most recent meeting showed one board member wanted an expansion of stimulus as consumer prices remain distant from the central bank’s 2 percent inflation target. ( read original story ...)

ASIA'S DAY: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 inched down ... hike has been gradually building," says Zhu Huani of the Singapore Treasury Division at Mizuho Bank. ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude gained 20 cents to $51.76 a barrel. It fell 58 cents to $51.56 ... ( read original story ...)

Calling the statue “Japan-bashing,” Osaka mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura said this week that ... And though it was Abe who reached an agreement with South Korea to provide financial support to the 46 comfort women still living there, the Korean Government ... ( read original story ...)

Ho said the company favored locating close to Japan’s biggest cities — such as Yokohama and Osaka. “Everywhere we build integrated ... It’s such a fantastic city but it’s a city for government, for financial … it’s less casual when you ... ( read original story ...)

The Bain group also plans to institute a stock option program at the memory business so employees will have an opportunity to profit in any IPO, they said ... Bain called a press conference at Tokyo’s upscale Palace Hotel Thursday evening -- only ... ( read original story ...)

Toshiba and a Bain-led consortium signed a $18B deal this morning to offload the chip unit and save Toshiba from a March delisting from the Tokyo exchange. The memory IPO timing will depend on finances and market conditions so the situation is fluid. ( read original story ...)

Says its stock will begin trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) Mothers on Oct. 25, 2017, under the symbol “3484” * In its initial public offering, the company will offer a total of 374,400 common shares, comprised of newly issued 50,000 shares and ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp said on Thursday it had ... Lyft Inc is close to hiring an initial public offering (IPO) advisory firm, in the first... ( read original story ...)

IPO ends (started on Sept. 18 ... Dow Jones..... Wall Street report ..... Nikkei 225..... Tokyo report..... FTSE 100..... London report..... Xetra DAX..... Frankfurt market stories CAC ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average edged down on Friday but was on track for a solid monthly gain, buoyed by a weaker yen. The Nikkei was down 0.3 percent at 20,305.04 points at the end of morning trading. It was up marginally on the ... ( read original story ...)