Tokyo stocks jumped Monday morning as a weaker yen lifted exporters ... Banks also extended gains, with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group up 1.20 percent at 615.2 yen. mis/pb/dan ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on weak yen, Trump 'hope'
Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday, extending last week's gains as a weaker yen lifted exporters with sentiment buoyed on optimism for US President-elect Donald Trump's administration. The real-estate mogul-cum-reality TV star's shock win of the US ... ( read original story ...)
Japan top banks' first-half profits hit by Bank of Japan's negative rate policy
TOKYO Japan's top banks, already wrestling with shrinking loan profitability, posted falls in first-half profit as they struggled in the ultra-low interest rate environment exacerbated by the Bank of Japan's aggressive negative interest rate policy. ( read original story ...)
Japan economy grows faster than expected, BOJ's Kuroda warns of risks
TOKYO/NAGOYA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan's economic growth handily beat expectations in the July-September period, expanding for a third straight quarter as exports recovered, but weak domestic activity cast doubt on hopes for a sustainable economic recovery. ( read original story ...)
Japan economy grows better-than-expected 0.5% in Q3
Japan's economy grew more than expected in the third quarter as exports offset slack consumer spending, government data showed Monday, offering up some rare good news for Tokyo's battered growth project. The world's third largest economy expanded 0.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan self-driving venture ZMP gets approval to list next month
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese robotics startup ZMP Inc has received ... according to a regulatory filing to the Japanese finance ministry. At the indicative price of 760 yen per share and including an overallotment arrangement in the event of strong demand ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Shares Mostly Lower, Nikkei Gets Boost From Weak Yen
KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 surged 1.8 percent to 17,681.50 in early trading and the Shanghai Composite rose 0.3 percent to 3,206.93, but most other markets fell. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.6 percent to 5,336.20 and South Korea's ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei flirts with 9-month highs as yen weakens
TOKYO Nov 14 Japan's Nikkei rose on Monday as a sagging yen bolstered exporter shares while expectations that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's policies will stoke inflation and upbeat economic data at home underpinned financials and the market's outlook. ( read original story ...)
Japan's Big Banks Struggle to Make Money From Lending
The average interest rate on new loans slid to a near-record low of 0.703 percent in August, according to the Bank of Japan. Following a policy review in September, BOJ Governor Kuroda pledged to keep 10-year government bond yields around zero, a move that ... ( read original story ...)
Koike announces plan to re-crown Tokyo as Asia’s financial hub
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike on Friday announced her plan to revitalize the nation’s capital and reaffirm it as a top financial center, a move aimed at boosting the country’s economic growth in line with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ¥600 trillion GDP ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to supply India with nuclear power equipment, technology
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and India signed a civilian nuclear accord on Friday, opening the door for Tokyo to supply New Delhi with fuel, equipment and technology for nuclear power production, as India looks to atomic energy to sustain its rapid economic growth. ( read original story ...)
Japan Shuts Down Its Monetary Lab
Japan’s great monetary policy experiment is drawing to a close, and the results may change the way the world thinks about central banking. The Bank of Japan’s recent quarterly report says, in effect, that the central bank has done all it can do to ... ( read original story ...)
Cheap Hotels In Osaka City
Helping Cheap hotels in osaka city away the UK financial system and businessesBy staying in the united kingdom for the purpose of your holiday, you will be having your money lower back into our economy of which will help the country's personal recovery. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hits 9-mth peak as Trump-effect high yields boost financials
TOKYO, Nov 11 Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a nine-month peak on Friday morning led by financials taking heart from rising yields, and sentiment was boosted after U.S. shares soared on hopes that President-elect Donald Trump's policies could boost ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's lower house ratifies TPP as US prospects diminish
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's House of Representatives voted to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement and passed a related bill Thursday, despite diminishing prospects for the ratification of the pact by the United States following Donald Trump's ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei posts biggest rally in 9 months as global markets ride Trump roller coaster
TOKYO, Nov 10 Japanese stocks soared on Thursday and posted their biggest ... spurred the sudden reversal in market sentiment. The Nikkei share average ended 6.7 percent higher to 17,344.42, posting the biggest daily percentage gain since mid-February. ( read original story ...)