Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell more than 1,200 points early on Tuesday, tracking steep losses seen overnight on Wall Street. On Tuesday, the Nikkei tumbled 5.43 percent, or 1,233.91 points, at 9:55 a.m. HK/SIN. The losses followed a massive U.S ... ( read original story ...)
The Nikkei is getting destroyed
The Nikkei index has extended its falls in midday trade after Japanese stocks slumped at the open. The declines follow a drop of 8% in Nikkei futures this morning, after US stocks had their largest one-day points fall in history. Stocks in Australia and ... ( read original story ...)
Top 10 gems of ‘Deep Japan’
"Locations related to samurai, five-story pagodas, temples and Japanese gardens fit the image of Japan, and are thus popular," he said. The Nikkei asked 290 tourists from the U.S. and Australia, who stayed two weeks to list their top five destinations if ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks fall across Asia as Nikkei index closes down 2.5%
The Nikkei Asia300 Index of more than 300 regional companies was ... their stocks as the U.S. Treasury yield topped 2.7%," said an equity strategist based in Japan. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 665 points on Friday, the largest decline since ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei suffer biggest loss since US election, small caps hit
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average fell sharply on Monday as fear that US inflation may be finally gathering pace pound global equities, with investors dumping small-cap shares. The Nikkei tumbled 2.5 per cent to 22,682.08, its biggest one-day drop since ... ( read original story ...)
This Is How the Stock Rout Hit Asia, Erasing Nikkei’s 2018 Gains
Japan bore the brunt of the declines, with Nikkei 225 Stock Average erasing this year’s gain, while a measure of its volatility surged to the highest since November. U.S. equity futures sank as much as 1.1 percent in Asia today but by 7:35 a.m. in London ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei futures are down 8%
It all points to an ugly open for Japanese markets in just under two hours time. Nikkei 225 futures were down by around 8% at 8.30am AEDT. Nikkei 225 Futures 4-Hour Chart. Source: Investing.com Just a few days ago all the chat was about the index hitting a ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan reports first drop in monetary base under Kuroda
TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan's pivot toward rate controls as the centerpiece of its ultraloose monetary policy has led the monetary base to decrease for the first time during Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's tenure. January saw the seasonally adjusted monetary base ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin world CAPITAL – Japan’s SECRET billion dollar plan for cryptocurrency price BOOM
Ken Kawai, partner at law firm Anderson Mori & Tomotsune and adviser to finance-tech start-ups, said: “Regulators in Japan are usually conservative and not first movers. “The Government wants to facilitate fintech through cryptocurrency and blockchain ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba considering IPO for memory chip unit
REUTERS TOKYO: Toshiba Corp is considering an IPO of its prized memory chip business if an agreed $18 billion sale to a Bain Capital-led consortium fails to gain antitrust approval by the end of March, the Financial Times reported on Monday. The IPO is one ... ( read original story ...)
Ministry admits existence of more records on land sale to Moritomo
The ministry had previously said all pertinent documents about the sale of the land to Osaka-based Moritomo Gakuen were discarded. However, Mitsuru Ota, director-general of the Finance Ministry’s Financial Bureau, acknowledged at an Upper House Budget ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan offers ‘unlimited’ bond buying to curb rising yields
Heavy buying of JGBs raises the price of bonds to force down their yield, an essential element of the BOJ's ultra-loose yield curve control (YCC) policy. It was the first time in more than six months that the BOJ has conducted special operations to buy ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s big gun makes little dent in yen
TOKYO -- A double-barreled blast of bond buying by the Bank of Japan did little to weaken the yen on Friday, as the test of wills continues between the central bank and the investors who suspect it is readying to retreat on massive monetary easing. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls as banks slide, Kyocera posts 1.5 pct weekly drop
Bucking the weakness, Kobe Steel jumped 5.8 per cent after it reinstated its annual profit forecast. TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Friday on weakness in most sectors, with banking stocks down on worries that domestic bond yields would be kept ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls as banks slide; Kyocera posts 1.5% weekly drop
Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Friday on weakness in most sectors, with banking stocks down on worries that domestic bond yields would be kept low after the central bank conducted a special bond purchase operation to curb rising yields. Kyocera Corp ... ( read original story ...)
‘Let’s do an FTA based on jobs,’ key Moon aide tells Japan
It seems a good way to satisfy Japan Inc.'s thirst for quality workers ... "Let's do a free trade agreement based on jobs," Kim said in an interview with the Nikkei Asian Review at the presidential Blue House on Wednesday. "Let's offer more working ... ( read original story ...)