This phenomenon is fueled by pressure among brokerages to win underwriting deals, at a time when the Bank of Japan’s negative-rate policy is making it harder to price corporate notes. Underwriters don ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Yen Steady As Kuroda Sticks Firmly To His Monetary Guns
The contrast between a Bank of Japan still stuck with vast monetary easing, and a US Federal Reserve still committed to higher interest rates for as long as the data will permit, is extremely stark an... ( read original story ...)
Japan races to find survivors of floods that killed nearly 100
MIHARA, Japan (Reuters) - Rescuers in Japan dug through mud and rubble on Monday, racing to find survivors after torrential rains unleashed widespread floods and landslides that killed nearly 100, wit... ( read original story ...)
Japan Overall Bank Lending Climbs 2.2%
TOKYO (Alliance News) - Overall bank lending in Japan was up 2.2% on year in June, the Bank of ... TOKYO (Alliance News) - Overall bank lending in Japan was up 2.2% on year in June, the Bank of Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Global Economy Week Ahead: Japan and U.S. Inflation, Bank of Korea Meeting
In the week ahead, Japan and the U.S. will see readings on inflation, while the Bank of Korea makes an interest-rate decision after recent data reflected subdued price pressures in South Korea. WEDNES... ( read original story ...)
USD/JPY – Japanese yen ticks higher as inflation meets expectations
In Japan, the focus is on inflation data. The Services Producer Price Index edged up to 1.0%, matching the forecast. The Bank of Japan Core CPI, the bank’s preferred inflation index, dipped to 0.5%, s... ( read original story ...)
Pension ‘whale’ blows past Japanese equity investment target
"That computes to lifting the Nikkei Stock Average by about 1,000 points," said Masahiro Nishikawa, chief fiscal policy analyst at Nomura Securities. Although Japanese equities have topped the 25% goa... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s GPIF posts $50bn loss in Q1 as trade tensions hit stocks
Domestic equities suffered a negative return of 4.72 percent. Japan's Nikkei 225 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 8.7 percent and 2.9 percent, respectively, during the quarter after U.S. Pres... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei rebounds 1.12% on bargain hunting
Headline shares of the Japan share market ended higher on Friday, 06 July 2018, as investors chased for bargain hunting after benchmark indices closing at a three- month low on Thursday. Market reboun... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls to 3-month low; banks, inbound tourism stocks weaken
TOKYO, July 5 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average closed at a three-month low on Thursday as trade tensions spooked investors while shares of banks and firms that benefit from inbound tourism lan... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens up 0.47 percent
(Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average .N225 opened up 0.47 percent at 21,647.66 on Friday, while the broader Topix .TOPX gained 0.55 percent to 1,685.50. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei PMI Data Point To Stronger Growth In Second Quarter
Charge inflation continues to lag the rise in input costs. The Japanese economy gained growth momentum in June, according to Nikkei PMI surveys, ending the second quarter on a stronger note. Other sur... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.78%
Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Electrical/Machinery, Machinery and Precision Instruments sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, th... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei up for 1st time this week, short-covering helps amid trade war fears
TOKYO, July 6 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose for the first time this week in a positive end to Friday, as investors took heart from gains in Chinese stocks and covered their short posit... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Momentum Slipping
Tankan survey and Japanese GDP. But don't forget investment. Bank of Japan still hamstrung by inappropriate inflation target. By Robert Carnell, Chief Economist Head of Research, Asia-Pacific Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan unveils bullish GDP growth estimates for FY2019
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 central bank’s difficulty i... ( read original story ...)