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 ...)

Several Akhilesh projects under Yogi scanner

When Yadav was the chief minister, the then state irrigation and public works department minister, Shivpal Singh Yadav, and irrigation department principal secretary, Deepak Singhal, visited Japan to study riverfront developments in Tokyo and Osaka. ( read original story ...)

Kagoike arrest isn’t end of story

The special investigation squad of the Osaka District Public Prosecutor’s Office, which interrogated and arrested the Kagoikes, has received a criminal complaint filed by a group of some 240 lawyers and researchers against officials of the Finance ... ( read original story ...)

Saudi Aramco IPO Pits London Against New York

The IPO would give a welcome boost to London’s reputation as ... Still, Hong Kong’s exchange, like those in Tokyo and Singapore, is smaller than markets in New York or London. This raises the question of whether the Asian bourses could provide enough ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore exchange pitches for Saudi Aramco IPO

That choice pits the top global financial centers, London and New York, against each other, while Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore and Toronto are also on the top contender list. The initial public offering (IPO) would make the company the largest publicly ... ( read original story ...)

London, New York vie for Saudi Aramco IPO

could take part in an Aramco IPO, people with knowledge of the matter said in March. Two of China’s state oil companies also may buy shares in Aramco, according to their senior executives. Tokyo and Singapore Exchanges in both Asian cities made ... ( read original story ...)