BRIEF-Saudi Arabia favors New York for Aramco IPO- WSJ

Saudi Arabia favors New York for Aramco IPO; also said to be considering London, Toronto - WSJ, citing sources * Saudi officials also have talked to exchanges in Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Shanghai but are unlikely to pursue listing in those places ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks end higher as yen loses ground

Tokyo stocks overcame early losses to end modestly higher on Monday as yen weakness prompted late bargain-hunting. Shares opened in negative territory even though US stocks hit new highs Friday for the sixth time in seven sessions, with investors focusing ... ( read original story ...)

Japan export growth slows, Trump's trade policies cloud outlook

Exports rose in January due to higher shipments of fuel, car parts and steel, but a decline in auto exports contributed to the slower pace of growth, finance ministry data showed on Monday. Japan's exports to the U.S. fell 6.6 percent in January from a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan returns to trade deficit in January

Japan logged its first trade deficit in five months in January, official data showed Monday, as higher energy prices overwhelmed slower growth in exports due to the lunar new year. The country routinely falls into deficit in January due to the lunar new ... ( read original story ...)

Japan posts bigger-than-expected trade deficit in January

Japan's merchandise trade balance with the rest of the world came to a Y1.087 trillion deficit. Economists polled by the Nikkei had forecast a Y629.3 billion deficit. Overall imports climbed 8.5% in January to Y6.509 trillion for the first rise in 25 months. ( read original story ...)

DIARY-Top Economic Events to March 29

... to speak on "Looking Back on 10 Years at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta" before the 2017 Banking Outlook Conference - 1335 GMT. YAMANASHI, Japan - Bank of Japan policy board member, Takahide Kiuchi, to meet with business leaders. MONDAY, FEBRUARY ... ( read original story ...)

SMBC head says will give Toshiba as much support as possible

TOKYO Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC), one of the main lenders to Toshiba Corp (6502.T), will provide as much support as possible to the troubled Japanese firm, the bank's chief executive said. The TVs-to-nuclear conglomerate is scrambling for cash to ... ( read original story ...)

Bank For International Settlements Warns Of Looming Debt Bubble

aka the central bank of central banks, noted on Friday that over the last 16 years, debts of governments, households and corporations has gone up…everywhere. In the U.S., debt is up 63%. The Eurozone, Japan, U.K., Canada and Australia average around 52%. ( read original story ...)

Japan-US: When will the Don start asking for protection money?

such as the Government Pension Investment Fund and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation. Many of the projects and figures come from pre-existing private sector initiatives, but these two government organisations have acted as Abe’s purse ... ( read original story ...)

German bank to sanction ₹2,500 crore for metro rail

After opting out of the proposal to approach the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for loan, the State government is heavily banking on funding by the German and French development banks KfW and Agence Francaise de Development (AFD ... ( read original story ...)

Bank of Singapore officially opens its branch in DIFC

Kirit reports to Derrick Tan, Bank of Singapore’s Global Market Head for Malaysia, Brunei, Japan, Sub-Continent and Middle East. Under Kirit’s leadership, Bank of Singapore has registered stellar growth in the Middle East region - doubling its assets ... ( read original story ...)