Tag: nikkei

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's core private-sector machinery orders slightly fell again in December, signaling companies are beginning to take a more cautious stance toward spending amid risks to the ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. Federal Reserve opened the year with a dovish turnaround in its monetary policy due to concerns over global economic growth and muted domestic inflation. It was done by signaling adherence to ... ( read original story ...)

About half of around 100 regional banks in Japan will introduce a new cashless payment system developed by Mizuho Financial Group Inc. starting in late March, sources close to the matter said Saturday ... ( read original story ...)

Speculation has swirled about whether the newly appointed chairman of France’s Renault, Jean-Dominique Senard, would assume the chairmanship of the Japanese automaker. The Nikkei report comes ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group will become the first Japanese bank to market Islamic bonds domestically, starting as soon as March in partnership with Morgan Stanley. MUFG Bank's Malaysia ... ( read original story ...)

Nikkei has learned. The warning will appear in Japan's revised cybersecurity guidelines due out this spring, in what would be the first such mention of threats that telecommunications equipment pose. ( read original story ...)

A nationwide sales-tax increase set to take effect in Japan in October may be delayed a third time if there’s a global economic downturn, according to former Ministry of Finance official Kazumasa Ogur... ( read original story ...)

Sweden and Denmark speeds are now around 40 Mbps, while the U.S. and U.K. have overtaken Japan in communications speeds. Nikkei extracted and analyzed data from 199 countries and regions ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Friday as bleak U.S. retail sales data dampened investor risk appetite and dragged down the broader market, with exporters and financial firms underper... ( read original story ...)

One idea could be to replace the BOJ's 2 per cent inflation target with a target range on desirable price growth, which would enhance flexibility on monetary policy, Mr Fujiwara said. SEE ALSO: BOJ's ... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- Tomomi Inada isn’t trying to get Japan to legalize same-sex marriage, or ban discrimination against gay citizens. The conservative lawmaker just wants to “promote understanding” of LGBT ... ( read original story ...)

Marriott has signed a deal to open a second Courtyard hotel in Osaka, Japan. Owned by Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing but rented and operated by Sun Frontier Fudousan, the new-build Courtyard by M... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The Japanese economy will maintain a modest ... according to 14 private-sector economists surveyed by Nikkei. This would follow the 1.4% seasonally adjusted expansion for the October ... ( read original story ...)

Longreach Group, the buyout firm founded by former UBS Group AG investment banker Mark Chiba, is considering an initial public offering of its jewelry business Primo Japan Inc., people familiar with t... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The head of Japan's bank lobby on Thursday urged the Bank of Japan to review its 2 percent inflation target and ultra-loose monetary policy, saying that sticking with its elusive ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan may be approaching a stage where it needs to review its 2 percent inflation target and ultra-loose monetary policy, the head of the country’s banking lobby ... ( read original story ...)