Was “QQE” just a pretext for bringing the government bond market under control to avoid a Greek-style debt crisis? In June, total assets on the Bank of Japan’s balance sheet dropped by ¥3.79 trillion ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ board splits as easing squeezes banking sector
TOKYO -- The ripple effects of the Bank of Japan's ultraloose monetary policy have exposed a fissure among policy board members. While Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda increasingly worries about the easing policy ... ( read original story ...)
Retailer Aeon’s Asian finance operations deliver record profit
TOKYO -- Financial services in Asia propelled Japanese retail group Aeon to a record first-quarter operating profit, with growth in credit card users helping offset weakness in its domestic business. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei falls 0.31% on weak offshore lead, trade tensions
Headline shares of the Japan share market were mixed on Wednesday, 04 July 2018, as the market mood was dented following Wall Street's overnight retreat and as investors continued to assess the impact ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei Service PMI Expanded At Its Weakest Pace Since October 2016 In June
For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the USD declined 0.28% against the JPY and closed at 110.53. In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 110.41, with the USD trading 0.11% lower against th... ( read original story ...)
Chinese fast-food chains find an eager market in Japan
TOKYO -- Not long ago, most Chinese restaurants in Japan were small family-run businesses. But that appears to be changing, as popular fast-food chains from China are popping up on the streets of Tokyo and elsewhere. These locations are often packed with ... ( read original story ...)
‘Airbnb refugees’ in Japan seek ways around regulatory roadblocks
Asked how they planned to respond to the legal changes regarding accommodations in Japan, a Nikkei Asian Review social media survey of 198 internet users planning a trip found that 29% said they would use home-sharing services registered with authorities. ( read original story ...)
Japan urges companies to invest more in their workers
Japan's Cabinet Office is finalizing the report and could release it this month. A draft of the report seen by Nikkei stresses the impact that the digital revolution is having on Japan's labor force. Saying further economic growth rests on workers becoming ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 2.21%
Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Railway & Bus and Construction sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 2.21% to hit a new 1-month low. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hits near 3-month lows as Sino-U.S. trade war fears grow
TOKYO, July 3 (Reuters) - Japanese shares slipped to near three-month lows on Tuesday in choppy trade on growing worries the new tariffs the United States and China have threatened to impose on each other will kick in at the end of this week. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei tumbles to 2-1/2-month low as China share slide hits mood
Advantest Corp shed 1.7 per cent and Tokyo Electron dropped 1.5 per cent. TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei slid to 2-1/2-month lows on Monday, with the broader market dragged down by a slump in China's stock market and as investors rushed to unwind long positions. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends near 1-month low as trade war concerns sour mood
TOKYO, June 28 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei ended flat but near one-month lows on Thursday, taking its cue from weakness on Wall Street as a simmering trade row between the United States and China hurt investor risk appetite. The Nikkei eased 1.38 points ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges lower as biz sentiment survey saps risk appetite
Japan's Nikkei share average edged lower on Monday morning after a central bank survey showed manufacturers' confidence worsening amid trade tensions with Washington, although some firms found support on yen expectations. The Nikkei fell 0.2 per cent to ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei dives below 22,000 on futures-led selling
The Nikkei plunged 492.58 points ... an official of a bank-affiliated securities firm said. The latest Bank of Japan’s tankan quarterly survey, in which business sentiment fell slightly short of market expectations, had little impact on the market ... ( read original story ...)
Why the “T” in TSX should stand for Tokyo
where more than $2 of every $5 in the MSCI Canada Index is in financial stocks, is not normal or reassuring for a developed economy. 1 We should stop making like it is. In fact, it would be better for the TSX if the “T” stood for Tokyo, at least on ... ( read original ...
Bank of Japan seen cutting price forecasts as inflation expectations stall
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is likely to cut its price growth forecasts at a policy meeting later this month as long-term inflation expectations stall, sources said, highlighting the bank’s difficulty in hitting its elusive price target. ( read original story ...)