Financial Insights That Matter Klook’s Henry Hooper said there is a tourist trap lurking in many Japanese restaurants. (Source: Klook/Getty) Australians heading to Japan have been warned about a common request that will cost you more. The Japanese language can be hard to decipher for the average Aussie traveller so many will ask for English […]
Financial Insights That Matter TOKYO : Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump that the two countries will leave foreign exchange-rate matters in the hands of their finance ministers. “As was the case during the first Trump administration, we decided to continue close discussions between the Japanese and U.S. […]
Financial Insights That Matter Japan continues to strengthen control over unregulated cryptocurrency exchanges: authorities have asked Apple and Google to remove from the stores the apps of platforms without a license. This move underscores the countryās commitment to protecting investors and regulating the crypto sector. The crackdown by Japan on crypto exchanges, problems also for […]
Financial Insights That Matter Over the past three decades, Japanās monetary policy has been characterized by near-zero interest rates and significant quantitative easing (QE), aimed at countering persistent deflation and stimulating economic growth. The outcome of decades of accommodative policies has resulted in the Bank of Japan (BOJ) accumulating a balance sheet equivalent to 125 […]
Financial Insights That Matter Japan’s Finance Minister, Katsunobu Kato, said on Thursday that the end of deflation has not yet been achieved. Kato further stated that heĀ sees inflationary conditions as prices continue to rise. Market reaction At the press time,Ā theĀ USD/JPYĀ pairĀ is down 0.24% on the day to trade at 152.32. Japanese Yen FAQs The Japanese Yen […]
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Financial Insights That Matter (Bloomberg) — Japan must act immediately to improve its fiscal health as the risks of natural disasters mount and social security costs continue to increase, according to the International Monetary Fundās mission chief for the nation. Most Read from Bloomberg āThere is limited space today in Japan to address shocks,ā warned […]
Financial Insights That Matter By Katya Golubkova and Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp took a 52.2 billion yen ($342.4 million) impairment charge on its domestic offshore wind projects in the nine-month period ended in December, it said on Thursday. Mitsubishi leads consortia which won Japan’s first state-run wind auctions in 2021 to run […]
Financial Insights That Matter New Delhi: Japanese investments in India are moving beyond the well-established patterns and are now exploring new avenues in financial services, electronics and telecommunications. According to Seiji Ota, partner at Deloitte India, Japanese investment patterns in India have evolved significantly over time. “While the automotive and diversified industrial sectors have historically […]
Financial Insights That Matter A view of the Japanese optics and photographic equipment manufacturer logo on a company’s building in Duesseldorf. picture alliance / dpa Profit and revenue decreased in the nine-month period from April to December for Japanese camera and optics manufacturer Nikon compared to the same period of the previous year. Nikon reported […]