Tag: banking

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese retail investors bought about 1 trillion yen ($9.37 billion) of domestic stocks over the past six weeks as they saw bargain hunting opportunities after the recent sharp slide, helping to put a rough floor under the market. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei share average .N225 was last up 1.4 percent ... senior global markets analyst for Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in Singapore. Such concerns appeared to be limiting gains in Tokyo shares, although it seemed a bit premature to factor ... ( read original story ...)

Deutsche Bank AG on Sunday said the share pricing for the coming partial float of its asset-management unit values the business at EUR6 billion to EUR7.2 billion ($7.4 billion to $8.9 billion), and announced a "cornerstone" investor in the offering, Japan ... ( read original story ...)

The bank is set to receive gross proceeds between €1.2bn-€ ... The alliance between DWS and Nippon Life is consistent with the Japanese insurer’s plans to grow outside its home market, where returns on investments have dwindled under hyper-aggressive ... ( read original story ...)

From WisdomTree: The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will hold its first policy board meeting with the newly appointed board members on April 26 and 27. In our view, there is a growing probability of the “dovish” faction gaining momentum, with at least two (and ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ally, Finance Minister Taro Aso, face mounting pressure over a suspected cronyism scandal as the finance ministry prepares to report on Monday that documents in the case were doctored. Abe, now ... ( read original story ...)

In a widely expected move, the BOJ maintained its short-term interest rate target at minus 0.1 percent and a pledge to guide 10-year government bond yields around zero percent. Published 9:56 PM ET Thu, 8 March 2018 Reuters The Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept ... ( read original story ...)

The Finance Ministry has decided to admit that documents related to the shady 2016 land deal struck with Osaka-based school operator Moritomo Gakuen were secretly revised and that key parts were dropped from the version released to lawmakers last year ... ( read original story ...)

The Finance Ministry has decided to admit that documents related to the shady 2016 land deal struck with Osaka-based school operator Moritomo Gakuen were secretly revised and that key parts were dropped from the version released to lawmakers last year ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: The Bank of Japan stayed the course with its monetary stimulus yesterday at Governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s (pictured) final policy meeting before his new term begins next month. The BoJ kept its yield-curve control settings and asset purchases ... ( read original story ...)

BANGKOK: Bank of Thailand announced the two bodies will establish a framework for cooperation to promote use of local currencies for settling trade and investment in both countries. Covered under the MoC is settlement that includes, among others ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Finance Ministry and the Bank of Thailand have signed a memorandum of cooperation for the establishment of a framework to promote the use of local currencies. The deal aims to promote the use of local currencies for trade and investment settlement ... ( read original story ...)

It is a little-known fact that Japan has embraced the notion of open banking, having been inspired by the European Payment Services Directive. In fact, not only has it embraced open banking, it is storming full steam ahead with it. And while an open ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - 9 March 2018: Japan’s central bank kept monetary settings unchanged on Friday and stuck to its upbeat view on the economy, underscoring its conviction that its massive stimulus program is helping drive inflation toward its elusive target. ( read original story ...)

As expected, the Bank of Japan's policy board voted to keep the benchmark interest rate at -0.1% and the yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds near 0%. The decisions by the central bank were made with inflation in Japan still comfortably below the BOJ ... ( read original story ...)

Since the whole group covers 61 banks total that account for just over 80 percent of all of Japan’s banking assets at last report, it’s going to be fairly widespread. As for the Ripple connection, word from SBI Ripple Asia’s CEO Takashi Okita ... ( read original story ...)