Tag: nikkei

Nuko Numano is a cosplayer in Japan who regularly hosts livestreams for her fans, but only to a select few who own five of her shares priced at $38 apiece. That seems like a bargain, considering they were trading for as much as $585 in July. The 23-year ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average edged up on Thursday, helped by gains on Wall Street and a weaker yen after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled it still expects to raise interest rates one more time this year. The Bank of Japan ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan kept its monetary stimulus unchanged Thursday, but a dovish new board member opposed the decision in his first meeting, an unexpected dissension on a board chosen entirely by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Still, BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda ... ( read original story ...)

Citing a need for sustainability, the Bank of Japan last September shifted its monetary policy framework to yield curve control. A year later the BOJ remains on cruise control -- and virtually no one expects that to change anytime soon. Yet investors will ... ( read original story ...)

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings has recently struck up a partnership with Bao Viet Securities, as Japanese investors continue looking at the Vietnamese market with optimism and confidence. Tokai Tokyo and Bao Viet Securities will assist Japanese investors ... ( read original story ...)

In an initiative to enhance clinical development in Japan, PAREXEL International Corporation PRXL, a global biopharmaceutical services company and provider of clinical research and logistics has formed an alliance with Osaka International Cancer Institute ... ( read original story ...)

The rise in Japan's exports to the United States in August was the fastest since December 2014, finance ministry data showed. China-bound exports rose 25.8 percent year-on-year in August, faster than a 17.6 percent annual increase in July as Japan shipped ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average was nearly flat on Wednesday morning after scaling more than two-year highs on the previous day, while investors stayed cautious before the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy meeting which ends later ... ( read original story ...)

says an international fund manager based in Tokyo. But with the bookbuilding process officially under way ahead of the shares’ pricing on September 27, sales efforts are frenetic. And once again, like its IPO two years ago, retail investors are the main ... ( read original story ...)

But Japanese stocks wasted no time matching the broad stock gains seen in other Asian markets Monday. Opening above 20,000, a level not seen in six weeks, the benchmark Nikkei index NIK, +1.96% closed up 1.96% at 20,299.38, the best finish since Aug. 15 ... ( read original story ...)

S&P 500 futures were virtually unchanged at 2,502.40. ASIA'S DAY: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added nearly 2.0 percent to finish at 20,299.38, coming off a national holiday on Monday. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 edged down 0.1 percent to 5,713.60. South Korea ... ( read original story ...)

FRANKFURT - ECB Governing Council meeting. No interest rate announcements scheduled. TOKYO - Bank of Japan monetary policy meeting (to September 21). THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 FRANKFURT - ECB Board member Peter Praet chairing the policy panel at the ECB ... ( read original story ...)

When the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 broke out; the Japanese equity market is one of those that had taken a great hit. In October 2008, the Nikkei 225 had sunk below the 7,000 mark, down by about 80% from its all-time high. Shizuoka Bank Ltd is a stock ... ( read original story ...)

North Korea’s recent missile launch over Japan did not elicit much reaction from the markets, though executives did express concern. The chairman of Japan’s largest bank warned that North Korea’s missile launch on Friday must be a cause for worry. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- With convenience stores almost everywhere in Japan -- many with automated teller machines -- there is less reason than ever for customers to seek out bank-operated ATMs. In a country where many people still prefer to use cash, Japanese banks for ... ( read original story ...)

Central banks will be in the spotlight this week, with the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan releasing policy statements. The U.S. also will see existing-home sales data and jobless claims figures that could reflect hurricane damage. WEDNESDAY: The ... ( read original story ...)