Tag: banking

The Bank of Japan has promised not to raise interest rates before spring 2020 as it made a series of tweaks to its massive programme of monetary stimulus. It is the first time Japan’s central bank has ... ( read original story ...)

Uber Technologies Inc. secured a $1 billion investment from three Japanese companies, ahead of an initial public ... is the second major deal struck in the weeks leading up to the IPO. Uber Chief ... ( read original story ...)

Niramai, the Bengaluru-based healthtech startup that is developing an AI-based solution for early detection of breast cancer, bagged the gold prize at the Hack Osaka event, which is designed to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso pushed back against U.S. efforts to link the yen with bilateral talks aimed at striking a trade deal. “We can’t agree to any talk of linking currency and trade policy ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, April 26 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Friday following disappointing earnings from high-tech firms and as market players wound down for a 10-day holiday to celebrate the enthronement of ... ( read original story ...)

The deal will enable the Japanese media group to deepen its coverage of the fast-growing Asian startup ecosystem and tech industries, Nikkei said in a news release. The terms of the transaction ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, April 26 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Friday following disappointing earnings from high-tech firms and as market players wind down for the 10-day holiday to celebrate the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- As most Japanese eagerly await the annual Golden Week holiday that begins on Saturday, small business owners are scrambling to figure out how to survive the longer-than-usual break as ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, April 25 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei rose to 4-1/2-month high on Thursday as a bevy of corporate earnings turned out to be less bad than some investors had feared and selling ahead of the long ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi met with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, while Finance Minister Taro Aso had a separate discussion with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, and ... ( read original story ...)

BRUSSELS — Japan and the European Union committed Thursday to fair and open trade and to respect rules-based international commerce in the face of what they see as increasing trade protectionism, ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp may upgrade one of its battery plants in Japan to produce advanced-format battery cells for Tesla Inc if needed by the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker, a person ... ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Thursday he told U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that Tokyo cannot accept discussions that link monetary policy to trade issues ... ( read original story ...)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Thursday he told U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that Tokyo cannot accept discussions that link monetary policy to trade ... ( read original story ...)

while Finance Minister Taro Aso is holding a separate discussion with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, which is expected to touch on currencies. On Friday, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday there was no change in the government's stance that it would go ahead with a planned sales tax hike in October, barring a big ... ( read original story ...)