Reporting losses may become widespread for Japanese banks in the near future as their bottom lines suffer from a shrinking population and interest rates kept at ultra-low levels by the Bank of Japan, ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan seen standing pat amid growing focus on 10-year yield range
All 46 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg expect no change in monetary policy at the end of a two-day meeting on October 31. The Bank of Japan will maintain its policy settings at its meeting this week, a... ( read original story ...)
U.S.-Japan Tug of War Keeps Yen Traders on Their Toes This Month
Still, there doesn’t seem to be an imbalance overall in positions favoring either the dollar or the yen, keeping both more or less neutral, according to MUFG Bank’s Nomoto. While leveraged funds conti... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank advances Japan mobile IPO plans
SoftBank is expected to name at least four other Japanese banks and brokerage firms to coordinate the IPO, with more details expected to be revealed after November should the company get the go-ahead ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei scares up gains as Asian stocks mostly advance
Japan’s Nikkei NIK, +0.25% was up 0.6% as the yen USDJPY, -0.05% retreated against the dollar, last at ¥111.97 versus ¥111.87 in late New York trade on Friday. Still, some major companies were under p... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher with eyes on corporate earnings
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday, shrugging off falls in US shares last week, but investors appeared cautious with corporate earnings season under way in Japan and the US. The benchmark Nikkei 225 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo-listed Brazilian ETF climbs after Bolsonaro election win
A Tokyo-listed Brazilian stock exchange traded fund surged as much as 14 per cent on Monday after far-right politician Jair Bolsonaro won the country’s presidential elections on Sunday. The Nomura NF ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance to Acquire ENGS Holdings, Inc.,
MUL is a prominent global leasing company headquartered in Tokyo and its principal shareholders include Mitsubishi Corporation, a leading Japanese trading and investment company, and Mitsubishi UFJ Fi... ( read original story ...)
High as a kite? Danish cannabis firm StenoCare shares surge on debut
StenoCare plans to use money raised in the IPO to launch its own production to serve local customers ... sources Bertens advances in Singapore after Osaka succumbs to injury Visit site ( read original story ...)
Nikkei average dives to seven-month low on Wall Street rout
In index futures trading on the Osaka Exchange, the key December contract on the Nikkei ... Toshiba Memory plans to hold IPO as soon as next autumn under new name Toshiba Memory Corp., the world's sec... ( read original story ...)
Japan weighs longer mortgage deduction as tax hike looms
TOKYO -- Japan is considering letting homeowners take a mortgage tax break for up to five more years from the current 10-year plan, Nikkei has learned, in a bid to keep homebuying demand steady ... ( read original story ...)
China-Japan drawing closer amid trade pressure from US
BEIJING — Shared trade friction with the U.S. appears to be drawing longtime Asian rivals China and Japan closer, with Chinese President Xi Jinping telling Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo inflation holds steady, offering little cheer for Japan’s central bank
Tokyo's core consumer price inflation was unchanged in October from the previous month, government data showed on Friday, offering little encouragement for Japan's central bank as it struggles to reac... ( read original story ...)
China-Japan sign three-year FX swap deal to strengthen financial stability, business activity
... signed a currency swap arrangement of up to $30 billion - the largest such bilateral deal concluded by Tokyo - to strengthen financial stability and spur business activity in both countries, the B... ( read original story ...)
CNN’s ‘True Tokyo’ explores the vibrant sporting culture in Japan’s capital ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games
HONG KONG, Oct. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Even before its successful bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games, Tokyo was always Japan's number one sporting hub. CNN's Coy Wire explores the competitive ... ( read original story ...)
Finance Ministry eyes cutting defense spending by 1 tril. yen
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Finance Ministry on Wednesday called for Japan cut 1 trillion yen ($8.9 billion) of defense spending over the next five years through more cost-effective procurement of ... ( read original story ...)