YOKOHAMA >> The Royal Express tourist train, which connects Yokohama and the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, made its debut Friday. Izukyu Corp. and Tokyu Corp. are operating the train. The first train left JR Yokohama Station around noon. The trip ... ( read original story ...)
Ratings On Japan-Based Shizuoka Bank Affirmed At ‘A+/A-1’; Outlook Remains Negative
TOKYO (S&P Global Ratings) July 27, 2017--S&P Global Ratings today said it has affirmed its 'A+/A-1' long- and short-term counterparty credit ratings on Japan-based Shizuoka Bank Ltd. The outlook on the long-term counterparty credit rating on the regional ... ( read original story ...)
Dollar steadies after Fed skid, shares hit new highs
The Aussie duly climbed 0.6 percent to reach $0.8050. The dollar even fell back against the yen to 111.03, though the damage was somewhat limited by expectations the Bank of Japan would keep its super-easy policies in place longer than most other global ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: JBIC to offer syndicated loans to boost ship exports
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation plans to provide a total of $28.3 million in syndicated loans with French bank BNP Paribas to help a major Danish shipping operator’s unit buy cargo vessels to be built by leading Japanese shipbuilder Imabari ... ( read original story ...)
Indexes in Asia close in the green as markets digest corporate earnings, Fed decision
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index reversed earlier losses to ... investors honed in on the committee's choice of language on when the move to trim the central bank's balance sheet would kick off. Normalization of the balance sheet would be implemented ... ( read original story ...)
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The Wall Street banking giant JP Morgan is drawing up plans to merge its ... MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan climbed 0.5% to heights not seen since January 2008. It has gained nearly 5% so far this month. 3. ( read original story ...)
Asian shares hit near-decade highs, dollar skids on Fed inflation tweak
The dollar even fell back against the yen to 110.875, though the damage was somewhat limited by expectations the Bank of Japan would keep its super-easy policies in place longer than most other global central banks. The prospect of U.S. policy staying ... ( read original story ...)