Tag: banking

SoftBank Vision Fund’s loss of $17.7 billion had a lot to do with Uber’s failed IPO and the pandemic that brought the demand for ride-sharing to a standstill. ( read original story ...)

Japan's benchmark Nikkei share average inched up to close at a fresh three-decade high on Tuesday, as drug makers led the charge on a report that Chugai Pharmaceutical's drug was effective in treating ... ( read original story ...)

Investor nerves and a higher dollar also hit crypto-confidence. Yet the Bitcoin price rose sharply on Monday evening and Tuesday morning, climbing more than 15% from Monday's low and breaching the $36 ... ( read original story ...)

The government is finalizing plans which could mean a state of emergency for about half of Japan's population of 126 million people. ( read original story ...)

Japanese household inflation expectations hit an eight-year low in the three months to December, a central bank survey showed on Tuesday, suggesting the coronavirus pandemic has heightened ... ( read original story ...)

In the reporting month, the country's goods trade balance came to a surplus of ¥616.1 billion, up from a ¥20.0 billion deficit in the previous year. ( read original story ...)

Japan's benchmark Nikkei share average recovered from early falls on Tuesday to hit a fresh three-decade high, with drug makers leading the charge following a report of another effective COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese bank lending continued to rise in December to hit a fresh record, data showed on Tuesday, as companies kept piling up cash to weather the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. TOKYO, Jan 12 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan posted a current account surplus of 1.88 trillion yen ($18 billion) in November, marking the 77th straight month of black ink, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's current account surplus stood at 1.88 trillion yen ($18.05 billion) in November, Ministry of Finance data showed on Tuesday. TOKYO, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Japan's current account surplus stood at ... ( read original story ...)

Ardent fans of the digital currency are keeping their holdings even as speculation rises that the crypto bubble may be about to burst. ( read original story ...)

USD/JPY picks up the bids near 104.20 during the initial hour of Tokyo open on Tuesday. In doing so, the yen pair rises for the fifth consecutive day as the US dollar strength and recent mild gains of ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese bank lending continued to rise in December to hit a fresh record, data showed on Tuesday, as companies kept piling up cash to weather the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Outstanding ... ( read original story ...)

The value of overall bank lending in Japan was up 6.2 percent on year in December, the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday - coming in at ... ( read original story ...)

Japan posted a current account surplus of 1,878.4 billion yen in November, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday. That exceeded ... ( read original story ...)

Japan posted a current account surplus of 1.88 trillion yen ($18 billion) in November, marking the 77th straight month of black ink, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday. Among key components, the ... ( read original story ...)