Category: FINANCE

Shares in Tokyo slipped as the yen held gains against the dollar before the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy meeting on Friday. Financial shares and exporters slid, weighing most on the benchmark Topix index. Defensive stocks including builders ... ( read original story ...)

Don’t look now, but Japan’s central bank is slowing its vast bond-buying exercise. The Bank of Japan bought just ¥7.89 trillion ($71.6 billion) worth of Japanese government debt last month, according to J.P. Morgan. While that sounds like a lot, it is ... ( read original story ...)

It hopes to test autonomous cars without a driver this year. Taniguchi declined to comment on ZMP's IPO plans. He had said in February that ZMP hoped to list in Tokyo in the coming months, after a delay last year due to client information being leaked on ... ( read original story ...)

“[Cool Japan’s involvement] is symbolic in a way because there ... who in the past would push for an exit via IPO as a risk-averse way to ensure a return on investment. “Historically if you wanted to do a $20 million-$30 million round you didn ... ( read original story ...)

MILAN, June 14 Italian state railways Ferrovie dello Stato (IPO-FERRO.MI) has picked Japan's Nomura as adviser to help it prepare for a possible listing on the Milan stock exchange, two sources close to the matter said. The rail operator, wholly owned by ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, June 14 Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Wednesday morning tracking overnight gains on Wall Street, but activity was subdued ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision. The Nikkei rose 0.3 percent to 19,953.33 in midmorning trade. ( read original story ...)

Ghana’s automobile Industry has been boosted with the launch of an Auto financing promo by Japan Motors Trading Company Limited (JMTC) in collaboration with Stanbic bank. Christened, O percent deposit, the new Promo will now allow customers to purchase ... ( read original story ...)

The ministry will also call on the Japanese Bankers Association to extend its yen-clearing system, now only available at home, to Japanese bank operations in Asia. This could speed up yen-denominated transfers. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, June 13 Japan has no plan to set a one-size-fits-all rule restricting regional banks from holding government bonds, Taro Aso, minister in charge of financial regulation, said on Tuesday. A new regulatory framework under consideration by the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- To encourage more businesses to use the yen and other Asian currencies, Japan's Finance Ministry announced a comprehensive plan Monday to launch direct currency trading with other regional players. The ministry will first enter talks with Thailand. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's financial watchdog is preparing to ease its stringent ... had gathered in Tokyo in May for the annual meeting of the Institute of International Finance. "From now on, however, we need to look at the overall performance of the vehicle." ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Japan Post Holdings (6178.T) plans to slow the pace of future acquisitions, shifting away from its earlier aggressive investment strategy as it smarts from losses over its purchase of Australian logistics company Toll Holdings, the Nikkei business ... ( read original story ...)

IBM Japan today announced the launch of API (*1) banking for Mizuho Bank, designed to enhance the customer experience by providing them tailored services and solutions. The bank will run IBM Japan’s FinTech API solution (*2), as well as IBM API Connect ... ( read original story ...)

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the country had escaped from deflation but still had more progress to make before reaching its goal for 2 percent inflation. “While the policy approach has steered Japan’s economy in the right direction ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO The Bank of Japan is set to upgrade its economic assessment as early as next week to signal its growing conviction the recovery is gathering momentum, people familiar with its thinking told Reuters, reinforcing expectations its next move would be to ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Bank of Japan starts its two-day monetary policy meeting (to June 16). BERN - Swiss National Bank to publish its Financial Stability Report 2017 – 0430 GMT. BRUSSELS - Eurozone Finance Ministers meet in Brussels. FRIDAY, JUNE 16 DALLAS ... ( read original story ...)