Tag: banking

with the European Central Bank and Bank of Japan in particular at the bottom limit of what they can do. It is not the first time this concern has been raised. The Bank for International Settlements, often called the central banks' bank, fired a warning ... ( read original story ...)

Main events scheduled in Japan for Wednesday, July 19: -- Japan Tourism Agency to release number of foreign visitors to Japan in June. -- Bank of Japan to hold two-day meeting of decision-making Policy Board. -- Cabinet Office to release monthly economic ... ( read original story ...)

In part as a result, Japan’s central bank is likely to lower its price forecast for the current financial... ( read original story ...)

The Government of Japan and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a Letter of Intent to launch the Japan-Africa Energy Initiative (JAEI) to provide significant support to the New Deal on Energy for Africa. The deal is aimed to achieve universal ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Faced with still-sluggish inflation even as the economy picks up steam, the Bank of Japan will delay again its projected timing for achieving the 2 percent inflation target, according to a majority of economists polled by Reuters. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - A reshuffle in the Bank of Japan's board will tip its balance more in favor of aggressive stimulus just as the bank quietly retreats from its radical monetary experiment, complicating the task of bureaucrats seeking to whittle down its ... ( read original story ...)

It was possible to imagine that the shock election setback for the LDP could have caused Shinzo Abe to withdraw support from his money-printer in chief, Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda (whose term ends in April 2018), thereby signaling an early end ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, July 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a more than one-week low on Tuesday as a stronger yen hit cyclical stocks and sliding support for the current administration added to the gloomy mood. The Nikkei fell 0.6 percent to 19,999.91 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's labour shortage has pushed job-hopping to its highest ... Miyachi changed jobs 18 months ago and her annual salary has now increased by 1 million yen ($A11,644), helping her finance a home loan. "You need to carve out a career for yourself to ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese financial institutions including Sumitomo Mitsui Banking ... are also speeding up work to create subsidiaries in the German city. Bank of Mitsubishi-Tokyo UFJ and Mizuho Bank operate subsidiaries in Amsterdam. Therefore, they expect only a limited ... ( read original story ...)

Altogether, the IPO could be as big as 10 trillion yen ($89 billion), Kiyota ... although executives did question why the number of foreign companies trading on the Japanese exchange has continued to decrease over the years. Only five foreign companies ... ( read original story ...)

NetLink Trust is the biggest IPO in six years and is expected to boost total funds raised this year to S$2.8 billion. No diapers, no restraints, but single rooms and auto bathtubs at this Tokyo nursing home ( read original story ...)

It’s fiercely competitive, with London, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Toronto all named as possible candidates. The moves come as IPO activity in the Middle East is gathering pace. Apart from Aramco, large state-owned companies including Abu ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — The new chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co. says ... near Fukushima Dai-Ichi, will depend on a financial review. He said he regrets TEPCO’s slowness in making a decision and acknowledged calls from local authorities and residents to ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, July 14 (Reuters) - Any fresh government spending on Japan's agriculture sector should be for finding ways to cut its production and shipping costs rather than on subsidies for farmers, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday. His comments came ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, July 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average edged up on Friday as disappointing earnings from Fast Retailing, the world's third largest apparel retailer, offset gains made after Wall Street pushed higher. The Nikkei index finished up 0.1 ... ( read original story ...)