Tag: nikkei

TOKYO, July 26 (Reuters) - Most Japanese shares gained on Thursday on upbeat earnings and hopes for reduced global trade frictions, though the Nikkei average was dented by prospects the Bank of Japan ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, July 25 (Reuters) - Japanese shares rallied for a second day on Wednesday, buoyed by gains in steelmakers and metal producers, as markets cheered Beijing’s pledges of a more vigorous fiscal pol... ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Japan announced its first unlimited fixed-rate bond purchase operation since February after yields jumped on reports it will discuss possible changes to its ultra-loose mone... ( read original story ...)

Global bond yields continued to rise overnight in the wake of news the Bank of Japan may be considering a shift in policy. CBA currency strategist Richard Grace said there are three competing challeng... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) conducted massive bond purchases in the past to check rise in Japanese bond yields. But now, it is holding preliminary discussions on making alteration to its interest rate tar... ( read original story ...)

As Japan roasted under its highest-ever recorded temperature and the Meteorological Agency broke with tradition to declare the heatwave “a threat to life”, merchandisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Game... ( read original story ...)

News reports that the Bank of Japan might consider changing its interest-rate targets helped push the yield on the 10-year Japanese government bond as high as 0.09% in Monday trading in Tokyo from 0.0... ( read original story ...)

With two years to go until the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Japanese capital is hoping to use the games as motivation to improve its environmental sustainability. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, who was prev... ( read original story ...)

With two years to go until the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the Japanese capital is hoping to use the games as motivation to improve its environmental sustainability. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, who was prev... ( read original story ...)

Japanese government bond yields jumped by the most in almost two years today before the Bank of Japan (BoJ) was forced to intervene after reports that the central bank is considering tweaking its mass... ( read original story ...)

Sakura Yosozumi of Japan takes a spill during the ESPN X Games on Sunday in Minneapolis, Minn. Japanese stocks were the poorest performer in a mixed Asian stock trading session Monday as the U.S. doll... ( read original story ...)

In Japan, the Nikkei 225 tumbled 300.89 points, or 1.3%, to 22,396.39, as the dollar extended its losses against the Japanese currency. Against the yen, the dollar traded at 110.98 after dipping as lo... ( read original story ...)

“The history of their battle goes back two or three decades, but Osaka Gas thinks it’s no match for Kepco and has been diversifying its businesses from way back,” he said. “History repeats itself, and ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, July 23 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell to a 10-day low on Monday, with exporters driven down by the yen’s rally and index heavyweight Fast Retailing hit by speculation the Bank of Japan could ... ( read original story ...)

Asian stocks closed mixed on Monday, with Japan's Nikkei 225 taking a hit amid the weaker dollar. The greenback extended losses after U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on his criticism of globa... ( read original story ...)

Indications from the Bank of Japan that it’s considering tweaking monetary policy has given rise to material moves in global bond yields. ANZ rates strategist Martin Whetton said “there might well be ... ( read original story ...)