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(MENAFN - Gulf Times) S & P Global Ratings warned of mounting risks to Japan's banking industry stemming from the impact of low interest rates and competition on earnings. The ratings company revised its view of risks in the industry to 'negative from ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese Yen posted a string of losses against most major currencies this week, with a trough-to-peak move of approximately 200 pips in USD/JPY. The pair gapped-higher on the Sunday open for the second consecutive week and continued to run-higher. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese banking regulators are, at least in this sense, far less conservative than you think, and they are setting up a finical ecosystem in Japan that will lead to far more innovative finTech startups than we are seeing coming out of Europe of America. ( read original story ...)

Pedestrians walk past the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on September 13. With the Bank of Japan leaving its unprecedented monetary easing programme intact on Thursday, S&P said pressure on lending margins may intensify. S&P Global Ratings warned of ... ( read original story ...)

Basic Figures Flow of Funds for the Second Quarter of 2017 (Preliminary report) September 25, 2017 Research and Statistics Department Bank of Japan Contents Chart 1 Financial assets and liabilities by sector Chart 2-1 Financial surplus and deficit by ... ( read original story ...)

Still, the Yen was unmoved by the data release. Signs of robust performance from the Japanese economy are nothing new this year. However, with the Bank of Japan still very publicly committed to keeping monetary policy ultra-loose until consumer price ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged at 0.1%. After the two-day policy meeting, it also kept its yield target for 10-year government bonds at around 0%. It said that the optimistic view on the economy should accelerate inflation to its 2% target. ( read original story ...)

Praxair Inc Cm (NYSE:PX) was reduced too. Axelsen claims men's singles crown at BWF Japan Open Datuk Lee Chong Wei (pic) is slated to meet newly-crowned world champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the Japan Open final. Moreover, Marin has taken a 2-0 lead ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is supported by just 44% of voters as the country heads toward a lower house election expected late next month, but the opposition trails far behind, according to a Nikkei/TV Tokyo survey conducted Friday ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Almost $5 billion in funds earmarked for rebuilding Japan's disaster-stricken northeast remain unused, with projects entangled in local debates and nuts-and-bolts complications, a Nikkei study has found. The Nikkei compiled government survey data ... ( read original story ...)