The Bank of Japan is expected to leave rates unchanged on Thursday as risks from trade protectionism, cheaper oil and a higher sales tax cast a shadow over the outlook for the nation’s economy and the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Coincheck to gain license after $500m hack
TOKYO -- Japan's Financial Services Agency has decided to approve Coincheck's cryptocurrency exchange license, Nikkei has learned. An announcement will come by the end of the year, closing a ... ( read original story ...)
Nearly 70% of Japan CEOs say trade war is taking a toll
TOKYO -- Japan's corporate leaders have grown increasingly ... the two powers began imposing tit-for-tat tariffs in July, a Nikkei survey showed Wednesday. The quarterly survey of over 100 ... ( read original story ...)
Band of Japan Decision-Day Guide: Kuroda Weighs Growing Overseas Risks
The Bank of Japan is expected to leave rates unchanged on Thursday as risks from trade protectionism, cheaper oil and a higher sales tax cast a shadow over the outlook for the nation’s economy and the ... ( read original story ...)
Shares in SoftBank’s telecom unit slump 15 per cent on debut after record IPO
Such a debut is uncommon in the Japanese IPO market. Of 82 IPOs so far this year, SoftBank Corp’s $23.5 billion float was only the seventh to open below the offering price. Among recent major IPOs, Ja... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s nuclear recycling policy runs aground
TOKYO -- Supplies of uranium, used to fire nuclear power plants, are becoming increasingly plentiful globally, threatening to make redundant Japan's long-standing policy of recycling spent nuclear ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s ¥400 trillion cash injection changes little for ordinary people
It’s been the most radical cash injection in history — nearly ¥400 trillion pumped into Japan’s economy over more than five years to slay deflation and kick growth into higher gear. That’s still not e... ( read original story ...)
Shares in SoftBank mobile unit slide 10% in Tokyo debut
Japan’s biggest initial public offering made a dismal trading debut as newly issued shares in SoftBank’s mobile phone business slid more than 10 per cent in opening action in Tokyo. At the Tokyo Stock ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank unit marks Japan’s largest-ever IPO, but sinks 10 percent
Japan's SoftBank Corp began trading Wednesday in Tokyo in Japan's biggest-ever IPO and one of the largest the world has seen. Shares open down 6.40 percent at 1,404.00 yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Export Growth Stalls as Trade-War Risks Cloud Outlook
according to the finance ministry. With the exception of a decline shipments in September, that was the slowest growth in two years. Key Insights Japan’s export-dependent economy faces a challenge as ... ( read original story ...)
Japan exports slow to crawl as global growth, trade woes dim outlook
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's export growth slowed to a crawl in November as shipments to the United States and China weakened sharply, in a sign slowing external demand and a Sino-U.S. trade dispute may ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Corp suffers rare Japan debut drop after record IPO
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp (:9434.T) shares slumped more than 10 percent on debut, as investor appetite for Japan's biggest ever IPO was hurt by a recent service outage at the telecoms operator a... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank suffers rare Japan debut drop after record IPO
SoftBank Corp shares slumped more than 10 per cent on debut, as investor appetite for Japan’s biggest ever IPO was hurt by a recent service outage at the telecoms operator and worries over its exposur... ( read original story ...)
Asian markets set for subdued start ahead of Fed decision
Nikkei futures trading in Chicago and Osaka are also pointing to a lower open in Japanese ... is the largest ever in Japan and the second-largest in the world behind Alibaba's $25 billion IPO in 2014. ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Corp shares slide 10 percent on debut after record Japan IPO
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Corp (9434.T) shares slumped more than 10 percent in their debut on Wednesday, as investor appetite for Japan’s biggest ever IPO was hurt by a recent major service ... ( read original story ...)
Softbank unit begins trading in Tokyo, marking Japan’s largest-ever IPO
Japan's SoftBank Corp began trading Wednesday in Tokyo in Japan's biggest-ever IPO and one of the largest the world has seen. Shares open down 6.40 percent at 1,404.00 yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. ... ( read original story ...)