Tag: banking

TOKYO -- Confidence among Japan's large manufacturers weakened for ... Economists had expected a reading of 21, according to a survey by Nikkei group company QUICK. The third consecutive fall ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Secondhand clothing and accessory stores in Japan are looking to expand into Southeast Asia and China, where demand for used goods is rising and where Japanese expertise in the sector is ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to a 27-year high on Monday, as an extended weakening in yen helped improved export earnings prospects for Japanese corporations. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Nikkei NIK, +0.74% was up 0.6% as the dollar continues to push higher against the yen USDJPY, +0.20% , hitting levels not seen since last November. Drug, consumer and some electronic stocks le... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's Financial Services Agency will conduct a survey to determine whether regional banks and other lenders are extending excessive credit to real estate investors, Nikkei has learned. ( read original story ...)

Abu Dhabi: The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) hosted a UAE-Japan seminar on support systems and regulatory measures that make up the foundations for a thriving SME sector in Japan. UAE Central ... ( read original story ...)

The new platform has been developed by SBI Ripple Asia, a joint venture between Japan’s SBI Holdings and US blockchain specialist Ripple. It will be launched by three of the country’s mid-sized lender... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — A powerful typhoon ripped through Japan on Sunday, forcing cancellations of flights and trains, including in the Tokyo area as authorities warned of strong winds and torrential rain. Farms and ... ( read original story ...)

Central bankers in Jakarta, Hong Kong and Manila had a busy week, hiking interest rates to keep pace with the US Federal Reserve. New Delhi telegraphed more tightening moves to come. But officials in ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — A powerful typhoon is ripping through Japan and authorities are warning people to brace for heavy winds and rain in areas that include those devastated by a previous storm. Many flights were c... ( read original story ...)

The stock of SEVEN BANK LTD. ORDINARY SHARES JAPAN (OTCMKTS:SEBNF) registered a decrease of 9.09% in short interest. SEBNF’s total short interest was 11.24M shares in September as published by FINRA. ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif, which is owned by Tech Bureau Corp suffered a hack earlier this month, which saw the company losing digital coins amounting to $60 million. On ... ( read original story ...)

Year-to-date, Japan IPO volumes and proceeds were up 14% and 36%, respectively over the same time period in 2017. Overall in Asia-Pacific, investor appetite for IPOs was sustained, with YTD 2018 proce... ( read original story ...)

Braving steady typhoon-driven rain, several hundred protesters held a demonstration on Saturday in Tokyo against the closure of Tsukiji, the world's biggest fish market and a lucrative tourist magnet. ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan paved the way to buy less of super-long bonds in October, pressing ahead with tapering purchases as it looks to ease its grip on the world’s second-largest debt market. The central b... ( read original story ...)

The hectic activity is helping the investment banking divisions of Western banks. Morgan Stanley's Japan venture with Mitsubishi UFJ retained top spot in the country's ranking for the first three ... ( read original story ...)