See our 3Q forecasts for currencies like the Japanese Yen and US Dollar in the DailyFX Trading Guides page The Japanese Yen started Tuesday’s trading session cautiously lower against its US counterpar... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Treasury Prices Drop Ahead of Bank of Japan Decision
U.S. government bond prices fell Monday ahead of a closely watched Bank of Japan monetary policy decision. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was recently at 2.980%, according to Tradewe... ( read original story ...)
Asia lower ahead of Bank of Japan decision
Asian stocks closed lower on Monday, with investors wary as the Bank of Japan and other central banks hold policy meetings this week. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 sank 167.91 points, or 0.7%, to 22,544.84 ... ( read original story ...)
Global stocks steady before central bank tests
MILAN (Reuters) - World stocks and the dollar were broadly steady on Monday as a busy week of central bank meetings and company updates began, while Japanese government bonds sold off before possible ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends lower; focus on BOJ, Fed meetings
Japan's Nikkei share average closed down 0.74 per cent at 22,544.84. The broader Topix ended 0.43 per cent lower at 1,768.15 while the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 dipped 0.47 per cent to 15,620.76. Investors ... ( read original story ...)
World stocks dip before central bank test; Japan bonds down
MILAN (Reuters) - World stocks fell and the dollar steadied on Monday as a busy week of central bank meetings and company updates started. Japanese government bonds sold off before possible monetary p... ( read original story ...)
Bond Market Tests the Bank of Japan
Most stock markets in the Asia Pacific region fell Monday following declines in the U.S. late last week. Indexes in Australia, Japan, mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea are all down, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokai Tokyo Financial : Share Acquisition of Bao Viet Securities, Vietnam
Note: This English translation is for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between the Japanese original and this English translation, the Japanese original shall prevail. We assum... ( read original story ...)
Japan looks to post offices to keep rural areas alive
TOKYO -- In the village of Yasuoka in Japan's central, mountainous prefecture of Nagano, there is just one elementary school, one junior high school and a population of a little more than 1,600 people ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Braces for Policy Adjustment to Spur Lagging Inflation
Japan’s central bank is expected to modify its policies in order to repatriate some of the capital held by Japanese investors overseas, which could send shockwaves across the global economy due to the ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends higher; eyes on global trade, BOJ meeting
The benchmark Nikkei share average hit a one-week closing high of 22,712.75, and ended the week 0.56 pct firmer. TOKYO: Japanese shares closed higher on Friday, taking comfort from signs of rapprochem... ( read original story ...)
Japan harassment website takes complaints to extremes
It allows users to send anonymous complaints by email, without registering any personal information and is gaining popularity in Japan, despite some concerns over the potential for its misuse. On-the- ... ( read original story ...)
Mizuho Eyes $11 Trillion Held by Japan’s Rich Elderly
Mizuho Financial Group Inc.’s trust banking arm has its sights set on exactly where the wealth is in Japan: the $11 trillion held by the nation’s elderly. The company has begun selling a type of trust ... ( read original story ...)
There’s one option for the Bank of Japan that nobody seems to be talking about
Speculation is mounting that the Bank of Japan (BoJ) will tweak monetary policy settings, potentially as soon as next week. ANZ Bank says the most likely option is for the BoJ to do absolutely nothing ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Finance Minister Aso wants G20 meetings to ‘nip crises in the bud’
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that he wanted the Group of 20 meetings in Osaka next year to focus on identifying problems in the global economy before they could ... ( read original story ...)
Hardline visa decisions are damaging Britain’s reputation
A Sudanese, she is already qualified as a dentist, and won a full Japanese government scholarship to study for a PhD at Osaka University, one of the top three universities in Japan. Now 32 months into ... ( read original story ...)