Tag: banking

But into that panic a crazy thing happened. Worried its bonds would trade at negative yields and pressure the financial system, the Bank of Japan pegged its 10 year yield at 0%. In doing so, the Bank of Japan moved from a set rate of balance sheet ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese government bonds were choppy in Asian trade on Friday, with wild gyrations in the benchmark 10-year bond yield, as investors turned jittery over the Bank of Japan’s yield-curve control. The yield on the benchmark 10-year JGBs TMBMKJP-10Y, -5.21% ... ( read original story ...)

The biggest tech IPO of 2016 was for Line, the Japan-based social network, which raised $722 million. "Snap is inventing the future of media, which incorporates everything from messaging to self-broadcasting to Spectacles," says Michael Moe, CEO of GSV ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Toyota Motor Corp and Suzuki Motor Corp are nearing a partnership agreement to develop technology, including self-driving, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday. The two Japanese automakers could announce a deal as soon as Monday ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's most popular messenger app Line announced on Thursday the launch of Line Works, its chat app for offices. SEE ALSO: Line is set for a billion dollar IPO thanks to stickers Line Works is available for iOS and Android smartphones, and for Windows ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb 3 Japan's Nikkei edged down in choppy trade on Friday, as investors awaited the release of the U.S. monthly jobs report that will set the tone for the Federal Reserve's policy outlook, while bank stocks outperformed on higher yields. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that the Bank of Japan's monetary policy was aimed at domestic objectives of defeating deflation, not at weakening the yen. Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting, Aso declined to comment ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Feb 2 Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Thursday to its lowest in more than a week after a stronger yen soured sentiment. Toyota Motor Corp underperformed after posting weak monthly sales in the United States. Eyes were also on Japanese domestic ... ( read original story ...)

The Nikkei 225 is the primary benchmark index for the Japanese stock market. The size of the Japanese economy (3rd largest in the world) and its importance makes the Nikkei one of the most widely watched and traded indices in the world. The 225 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Feb 1 Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Wednesday as the yen's appreciation slowed, but gains were limited as investors continued to worry about some policies of President Donald Trump's administration. The steel sector was the best sectoral ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be forged from recycled metal from old mobile phones and appliances donated by the general public to give them a sense of direct involvement in the Games, organisers said on Wednesday. The move ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's monetary policy aims to achieve the domestic purpose of ending deflation. It's not aimed at currency rates," Asakawa, vice finance minister for international affairs, told reporters. "If he is talking about currency intervention, Japan hasn't done ... ( read original story ...)

Japan on Wednesday denied Donald Trump's accusation Tokyo ... moving in line with the current and mid-to-long term economic situation." Separately, senior finance ministry official Masatsugu Asakawa flat out denied Trump's assertion. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso will explain the government's stance on currencies and monetary policy at a meeting next week between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump, a senior Japanese government source told Reuters on ... ( read original story ...)

Bourses in Osaka and Tokyo have merged to become Japan Exchange Group ... These issues may haunt NSE when it floats its mammoth `10,000 crore IPO later this year. “NSE, because of its stature as a highly profitable exchange, may opt for premium pricing ... ( read original story ...)

Along with this, as a leading example showing that Japanese SMEs are expanding their businesses in the UAE, Japan stated that Takenaka Seisakusho Co., Ltd. (location of head office: Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture ... offering (IPO) by Saudi Aramco ... ( read original story ...)