TOKYO -- Japan's three biggest bank groups on Wednesday warned of prolonged low profit growth after reporting weak annual earnings, no thanks to the U.S.-China trade row and intensifying ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Finance Standalone March 2019 Net Sales at Rs 0.79 crore, up 366.18% Y-o-Y
Reported Standalone quarterly numbers for Tokyo Finance are: Net Sales at Rs 0.79 crore in March 2019 up 366.18% from Rs. 0.17 crore in March 2018. Quarterly Net Profit at Rs. 0.78 crore in March 2019 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Aso: Chinese slowdown clearly affecting weaker export data
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Apple supplier Japan Display mulling cutting around 1,000 jobs: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Apple Inc supplier Japan Display Inc is considering slashing about 1,000 jobs, or about a fifth of its parent-only workforce, as it eyes a bailout from a Chinese-Taiwanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Post taps Daiwa to boost fee revenue
TOKYO -- Japan Post Holdings will partner with Daiwa Securities Group to create new investment products, seeking additional fee revenue for its banking unit to shore up profits eroded by years of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Aso: Sino-U.S. trade war won’t trigger economic crisis
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday the Sino-U.S. trade war would not immediately trigger an economic shock on the scale of the “Lehman shock”, though the ... ( read original story ...)
Time for Japan to lead Asia in cutting off coal power financing
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, the biggest commercial bank in Japan and the fifth-largest in the world, is reportedly considering a ban on lending to new coal-fired power stations. If the move is ... ( read original story ...)
QE Party Over, Bank Of Japan Stealth-Tapers Further
Total assets on the balance sheet of the Bank of Japan at the end of April ticked up from March but were flat with the record in February: ¥562 trillion ($5.1 trillion). The BOJ has been tapering ... ( read original story ...)
Stricter global rules to crimp project lending by Japanese banks
TOKYO -- Japan's top banks are rethinking their expansion of lending for power, transportation and other infrastructure projects as stricter international banking regulations loom. As European ... ( read original story ...)
Who Shares The Fruits Of Naomi Osaka’s Success?
The primary issue is determining what coaches are owed now that Naomi Osaka has so wildly succeeded. Young athletes need talent and drive, but they also often need a substantial financial investment ... ( read original story ...)
DealBook Briefing: Uber Bombed. Now What?
What now? Administration officials say talks will continue, with Mr. Kudlow adding that that could possibly include a meeting next month between Mr. Trump and President Xi Jinping of China at the ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slides as escalation in U.S.-China trade war hurts sentiment
TOKYO, May 13 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei dropped on Monday as most cyclical sectors lost ground after the trade war between the United States and China escalated, while a fall in U.S. futures hurt ... ( read original story ...)
Putrajaya wants to learn more from Japan, UK food banks, says minister
PUTRAJAYA, May 13 ― Putrajaya will take as inspiration food bank programmes in Japan and the United Kingdom, Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan : Consumption Activity Index
Private consumption makes up roughly 60 percent of total GDP. Therefore, a timely and precise assessment of the developments in private consumption is deemed important for making judgments on business ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares close lower as trade fears linger
Tokyo stocks closed lower on Monday, with investors wary about renewed trade tensions between the United States and China after talks failed to achieve a deal. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 0.72 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s coincident index suggests economy may be in recession
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's coincident indicator index declined in March and the government cut its assessment of the economy, a sign it may already be in recession as the U.S.-China trade war and ... ( read original story ...)