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CashNews.co TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato reiterated on Tuesday that the authorities would be vigilant to foreign exchange moves, including those driven by speculators. “We will continue to closely monitor foreign exchange moves, including those driven by speculators, with a higher sense of vigilance,” Kato told a regular news conference. The yen […]
CashNews.co SINGAPORE — Stock prices in Japan and India have been trending high throughout 2024. Vikas Pershad, Asian-equities portfolio manager at the U.K.’s M&G Investments, sees ample room for these markets and for China to grow. Pershad shared his outlook in a recent interview with Nikkei. Edited excerpts from the interview follow. if(“undefined”!=typeof window&&”undefined”!=typeof window){[“/account/newsletter-preferences”].find((e=>window.location.pathname.includes(e)))||(!function(e,n,t,o,i,c,f){e.fbq||(i=e.fbq=function(){i.callMethod?i.callMethod.apply(i,arguments):i.queue.push(arguments)},e._fbq||(e._fbq=i),i.push=i,i.loaded=!0,i.version=”2.0″,i.queue=[],(c=n.createElement […]
CashNews.co Japanese-style pub operator Watami has announced the acquisition of Subway Japan in a strategic move to diversify its portfolio. The Tokyo-based izakaya [a traditional Japanese bar where alcoholic drinks are served with snacks] chain has secured a ten-year franchise contract with Subway International to operate Subway stores in the country, aiming to significantly increase […]
CashNews.co (Bloomberg) — Political uncertainty will likely weigh on sentiment for investors in Japanese assets after the ruling coalition led by the Liberal Democratic Party failed to win a majority in parliament for the first time since 2009. The yen weakened, and Japanese stocks gained on Monday morning. Most Read from Bloomberg Some may be […]
CashNews.co TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares rose Monday, as the yen dipped in the midst of political uncertainty after Japan’s ruling party lost its majority in Parliament’s lower house in weekend elections. In currency trading, the U.S. dollar rose to 153.76 Japanese yen from 152.24 yen. It was trading at 140-yen levels last month. The […]
CashNews.co (Bloomberg) — The yen fell to three-month low and futures pointed to a drop in Japanese stocks Monday after the Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner were dealt a heavy blow in a snap election. Most Read from Bloomberg The currency weakened as much as 0.6% against the dollar, before trimming some of […]
CashNews.co By Brigid Riley and Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese stocks and the yen are expected to fall while longer-dated domestic government bond yields are seen rising as exit polls suggest Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s coalition is set to lose its parliamentary majority in Sunday’s election. The long-ruling LDP and its junior coalition partner […]
CashNews.co Tokyo, Oct 27 (AP) Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s conservative ruling party braced for a blow to its comfortable majority in the lower house of parliament in Sunday’s elections as a result of public rage over financial scandals and discontent over a stagnant economy. According to exit polls by the NHK public television, Ishiba’s […]
CashNews.co Japanese Alternative Lending Market Japanese Alternative Lending Market Dublin, Oct. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Japan Alternative Lending Market Business and Investment Opportunities Databook – 75+ KPIs on Alternative Lending Market Size, By End User, By Finance Model, By Payment Instrument, By Loan Type and Demographics – Q2 2024 Update” report has been […]