Financial Insights That Matter Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Kato said early Wednesday that there is no preset standard on what is the appropriate size of Japan’s foreign reserves, adding that Japan will not sell US Treasury holdings just from the standpoint of US-Japan relations. Key quotes There is no preset standard on what is the appropriate […]
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Financial Insights That Matter (Bloomberg) — Wild swings lashed Wall Street for a fourth straight session as back-and-forth trade threats between the US and China knocked down stocks, erasing an earlier rally that was the biggest since 2022. The S&P 500 fell 1.6%, leaving it on the brink of a bear market. Most Read from […]
Financial Insights That Matter By contrast, imports fell 1.9 % to 8,292.6 billion yen due to the decline in crude oil and coal imports. The surplus on the primary income account, which mainly covers Japanese companies’ dividend and interest receipts from abroad, expanded 10.9 % to 3,881.7 billion yen, hitting a record high for February, led by […]
Financial Insights That Matter Saher Fazilat, McMaster’s Vice-President (Operations and Finance), visits Japan as part of a Canadian university vice presidents’ delegation – McMaster Global Home MacGlobal Saher Fazilat, McMaster’s Vice-President (Operations and Finance), visits Japan as part of a Canadian university vice presidents’ delegation Boost Your Financial Knowledge and Achieve Stability Discover […]
Financial Insights That Matter TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s bankruptcy filings in fiscal 2024 totalled 10,144, the most in 11 years, credit research firm Tokyo Shoko Research (TSR) said on Tuesday, amid rising uncertainties around the Bank of Japan’s rate hike schedule. The number of bankruptcies in the 12 months to March was the largest since […]
Financial Insights That Matter (Bloomberg) — Japan looks set to get priority in US tariff talks, moving to the front of a long line of countries seeking to roll back President Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal duties, which are scheduled to kick in on Wednesday. Most Read from Bloomberg Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who along with […]
Financial Insights That Matter By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) -Asian stocks bounced off more than one-year lows and U.S. stock futures pointed up on Tuesday, but many investors remained on edge even as they hoped Washington might be willing to negotiate some of the aggressive tariffs that have unleashed turmoil in markets. A 5.6% rebound […]
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Financial Insights That Matter (Bloomberg) — Japanese stocks rebounded after a call between Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and US President Donald Trump spurred hopes of a tariff deal. Most Read from Bloomberg The broader Topix rose as much as 7.2% to 2,452.78 in morning Tokyo trade while the Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained as much […]