Global Markets Ends On A Positive Note

Barring Singapore, India and Japan, all the indices were gainers in the week gone ... The share market in china closed higher by 0.3% compared to last week. The Bank of England (BoE) left interest rates unchanged at its monetary policy meet with only ... ( read original story ...)

Who might end up leaving SummerSlam with the WWE Championship

For weeks, The Lone Wolf has been embroiled in a rivalry with the Japanese superstar, and it’s thought that ... after the latter stopped Mr. Money in the Bank from further attacking from behind earlier this week on SmackDown LIVE. It wouldn’t be ... ( read original story ...)

Miyazaki Bank Ltd (8393) Jumped 0.54% on Aug 5

When the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 broke out; the Japanese equity market is one of those that had taken a great hit. In October 2008, the Nikkei 225 had sunk below the 7,000 mark, down by about 80% from its all-time high. Miyazaki Bank Ltd is a stock ... ( read original story ...)

Turning point

And every month, the ECB and the Bank of Japan add tens of billions of dollars more in assets to their balance sheets. A sudden move to sell those assets by Ms. Yellen or Mr. Draghi would send long-term interest higher and shock waves through financial ... ( read original story ...)

Nothing cold about sub-zero rates, IMF researchers find

Japan, Sweden and Switzerland. Cutting rates below zero has been a factor in some central banks' struggle to help their economies recover from the financial crisis and its accompanying trend towards deflation. The European Central Bank, for example ... ( read original story ...)

Our Migrant World

Along with Sunju’s move from her village to Osaka, characters also journey between city and ... their strength of character challenged by the added burdens of responsibility (emotional, financial, and otherwise) that they suffer as daughters, wives ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s Aramco Moves – Analysis

With the Saudi national oil company, Aramco, preparing to list the overseas portion of its planned IPO, both Shinzo Abe and the Tokyo exchange have put out all the stops in hopes that the Saudis can be convinced to look past hot favorites London and New ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei falls as stronger yen casts shadow; flat for the week

TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Friday as the yen's rise to seven-week highs overshadowed optimism on corporate earnings, while Mazda Motor rose ahead of an expected announcement of a capital alliance with Toyota Motor. ( read original story ...)

Nikkei falls, hit by tech shares after ‘Apple effect’ fades

TOKYO, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Thursday as investors wasted little time taking profits in tech shares which rallied the previous day on Apple's strong quarterly earnings. The Nikkei ended 0.3 percent lower at 20,029.26 points. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Banks Tap a Gold Mine

Japan's banks are in a difficult place. While the rest of the G-10 countries are moving toward higher borrowing costs, the Bank of Japan is spinning its wheels, with little sign of improved lending rates. A happy unintended consequence of that stasis ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Inc. Might Have to Pay Up

In its most recent minutes, the Bank of Japan used an Orwellian phrase to describe the trend: "securing the labor force." The unemployment rate is 2.8 percent and declining steadily as Japan goes through something of a growth streak. At the same time ... ( read original story ...)