Japan’s blue chips plunge on Trump car tariff threat

TOKYO -- Shares in leading Japanese automobile, machinery and finance companies took a dive Thursday after the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump threatened steep car tariffs and American interest rates lost upward momentum. The Nikkei Stock ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei drops to over 2-week lows as U.S probe hits automakers

TOKYO, May 24 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average fell to more than two-week lows on Thursday as automakers like Toyota slumped after the Trump administration launched a national security investigation into car and truck imports that could lead to ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese blue chips not prepared for EU data security rules

TOKYO -- Nearly 80% of the major Japanese corporations surveyed by Nikkei say they are not yet completely compliant with the tougher data protection rules the European Union will put into force on Friday. The General Data Protection Regulation mandates ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei Falters amid Trade Concerns

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 tumbled 252.73 points, or 1.1%, to 22,437.01, on the firmer yen, extending losses in the last session. Autos traded lower, as did other major exporters as the yen rose around 0.4% to trade at 109.58 to the U.S. dollar. In Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.11%

Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Mining, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Warehousing sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.11%. Declining stocks outnumbered ... ( read original story ...)

SMBC is the first Japanese bank to rethink coal financing policy

Japanese bank SMBC is to reconsider its prolific funding of coal-fired plants, the first of the nation’s major banks to do so. Speaking on an earnings briefing this week, the president of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, SMBC’s parent company, said ... ( read original story ...)