Financial Insights That Matter (Bloomberg) — Japanese retail investors’ hunger for overseas equities is weighing further on the yen, adding to downside risks posed by tariffs from Donald Trump and the wide interest-rate gap with the US. Most Read from Bloomberg Investment trusts that cater to Japanese individuals bought a net ¥10.4 trillion ($66 billion) […]
Financial Insights That Matter Natural ecosystems can be restored and prosper, and bustling cities can be powered entirely by clean energy. Sound utopian? In a rapidly decarbonizing world, more guidance and frameworks are emerging that can help make this a reality. Sustainable finance taxonomies are one example. They serve as a compass, directing investments toward […]
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Financial Insights That Matter (Bloomberg) — Japanese chip gear makers trimmed their revenue forecast for fiscal 2025, citing fears of a slowdown in spending in China as well as by makers of automotive and power chips. Most Read from Bloomberg The Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan said it now expects 5% revenue growth to ¥4.66 […]
Financial Insights That Matter Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda delivers a speech at the start of issuance of new yen banknotes at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024. Str | Afp | Getty Images The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate this week by […]
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Financial Insights That Matter REUTERS/Sherif Fahmy Egypt’s minister of planning Rania Al-Mashat said the country has implemented 86 reforms in 2024 to improve economic resilience and safeguard against future shocks Egypt has secured $231 million in concessional financing from the state-backed Japan International Cooperation Agency to support its private sector development. The facility will support […]
Financial Insights That Matter By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates on Friday barring any market shocks when U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office, a move that would lift short-term borrowing costs to levels unseen since the 2008 global financial crisis. A tightening in policy would […]
Financial Insights That Matter (Bloomberg) — Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will size up the need to raise interest rates on Friday amid heightened expectations of a hike — and barring a market shock triggered by Donald Trump’s first few days in the White House. While the rest of the central banking world has […]
Financial Insights That Matter The “Lost Decade” symbolizes one of the most significant economic challenges in modern history, marking Japan’s struggle with prolonged stagnation from 1991 to 2001, and in some interpretations, beyond. Characterized by minimal GDP growth, deflation, and a collapse in asset prices following the burst of the late-1980s economic bubble, this period […]