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 […]
CashNews.co Japan’s voters will decide the fate of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s government in an election expected to punish his coalition over a funding scandal and inflation, potentially ending a decade of dominance for his Liberal Democratic Party. The LDP and its longtime partner Komeito will suffer a drubbing from voters on Sunday, with the […]
CashNews.co By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato issued a warning against currency speculation on Wednesday, expressing concern over “one-sided, rapid” moves in the currency market that have been driving down the yen’s value. “It’s important for currency rates to move stably. We are watching exchange-rate moves with heightened vigilance, including […]
CashNews.co NEW YORK/TOKYO — U.S. asset manager and activist investor Dalton Investments is preparing to launch this December a new mutual fund catering to Japanese retail investors. Dalton is partnering with Japan’s Meiji Yasuda Asset Management, which will take care of setting up and maintaining the fund. Dalton will manage the portfolio. 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 In a significant bilateral meeting on October 24, Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen engaged in discussions focused on recent fluctuations in exchange rates, as confirmed by a senior official from Japan’s finance ministry, Atsushi Mimura. This dialogue took place during the backdrop of the G20 and IMF meetings […]
CashNews.co This is CNBC’s live blog covering Asia-Pacific markets. Asia-Pacific markets were mixed Friday, with investors awaiting Japan’s general election over the weekend. Japan also released its October inflation numbers for the capital city of Tokyo on Friday, its last key economic data before the election. The Bank of Japan’s 2-day monetary policy meeting will […]
CashNews.co By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen discussed recent exchange-rate moves, among other topics, in a bilateral meeting held on Thursday, a senior Japanese finance ministry official said. “The two sides discussed exchange-rate moves, and confirmed the need for the United States and Japan to […]
CashNews.co HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly higher Friday aside from in Japan, where investors were awaiting the outcome of an election on Sunday. U.S. futures and oil prices rose. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who took office just weeks ago, called the snap general election to drum up support as the ruling […]
CashNews.co By Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday optimism over the U.S. economic outlook was broadening but markets remained unstable, offering a mixed view on whether risks to his country’s economy were subsiding. Ueda’s comments on the U.S. economy and markets have come under scrutiny after he recently […]
CashNews.co By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. A day of general calm across world markets on Thursday that saw the dollar and U.S. bond yields soften and stocks consolidate bodes well for markets in Asia on Friday as attention focuses on political and economic events in Japan. […]