Financial Insights That Matter By Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -When Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato meets his U.S. counterpart Scott Bessent in Washington this week, the yen is shaping up to be a major topic of discussion, though sources say Tokyo will push back against any request to boost its currency. While […]
Financial Insights That Matter By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese banks must monitor various risks associated with high levels of uncertainty over global trade policies, the Bank of Japan said on Wednesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have rocked financial markets in recent weeks. “Japan’s financial system has been maintaining stability on the whole,” […]
Financial Insights That Matter TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese banks need to watch out various risks as the volatility in global financial markets has increased due to uncertainties over trade policies, the Bank of Japan said on Wednesday. “Japan’s financial system has been maintaining stability on the whole,” the BOJ said in its report on the financial […]
Financial Insights That Matter Representatives from Shinhan Financial Group’s units and Japanese energy companies sign a financing agreement for a battery storage project in Japan (Courtesy of Shinhan Financial) Shinhan Financial Group will lead 4.9 billion yen ($35 million) in financing for a large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) construction project in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, becoming the first South Korean financial services firm to fund a BESS project in Japan. The group said on Tuesday that Shinhan Bank, Shinhan […]
Financial Insights That Matter The national flags of Japan and the United States are seen in this file photo. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) — The finance chiefs of Japan and the United States are expected to hold talks on currency this week with Japanese representative Katsunobu Kato departing […]
Financial Insights That Matter By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) -The United States and Japan are moving closer to an interim arrangement on trade, but many of the biggest issues are being put off, according to a person familiar with the matter. Such an interim framework will not tackle the thorniest issues facing the two countries in […]
Financial Insights That Matter The market is closely watching the US-Japan finance ministers’ talks, while Wall Street has begun to bet on a strong rebound of the yen. Besenet has made it clear that he hopes to include exchange rate discussions in trade negotiations with Japan. Speculation about a possible “Plaza Accord 2.0” is circulating […]
Financial Insights That Matter Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Japanese investors offloaded more than $20bn in international bonds as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs shook markets early this month, in a sign of how the Wall Street turbulence cascaded around […]
Financial Insights That Matter Japanese superlong government bonds drew a record foreign inflow last month as heightened risk aversion amid U.S. tariff policy burnished the securities’ allure as a haven. Global funds bought a net ¥2.18 trillion ($15.5 billion) of the nation’s debt with original maturities of more than 10 years, according to the latest […]
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