Financial Insights That Matter Japan holds over $1 trillion USD in United States Treasury debt. Or in other words, the US owes Japan a trillion dollars, borrowed to fund America’s profligate spending. Last week, Japan’s finance minister, Katsunobu Kato, suggested Tokyo might use its treasury holdings — and the threat to unload them — as […]
Financial Insights That Matter High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates additional risk and loss exposure. Before you decide to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives, experience level, and risk tolerance. You could lose some or all your […]
Financial Insights That Matter Mumbai: Japanese financial powerhouse Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC) is in advanced discussions to buy a significant stake in Yes Bank, following months of negotiations, said people aware of the matter. The move is expected to trigger an open offer for an additional 26% of the bank, the sixth-largest private lender […]
Financial Insights That Matter TOKYO — Japanese asset managers have been busy marketing domestic equities overseas to capture demand from investors seeking alternatives to Chinese stocks affected by the Trump administration’s tariffs. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management will establish a Singapore office in June at the earliest, the first location in Asia outside Japan. The […]
Financial Insights That Matter Japan has no plans to threaten to sell its US$1 trillion-plus holdings of US Treasuries in trade talks with Washington, its finance minister said on Sunday, clarifying earlier remarks that the bond holdings could be used as a bargaining chip. “My comments were made in response to a question whether Japan […]
Financial Insights That Matter I posted the threat from Japan’s finance minister Kato back on Friday. Kato had raised eyebrows by suggesting that Japan’s massive holdings — more than $1 trillion and the largest globally — could be “a card” in trade talks: Japan’s huge US Treasury holdings among tools it can wield in trade […]
Financial Insights That Matter Japan, China, South Korea and the 10 ASEAN countries agreed to enhance their regional financial safety net by launching a new lending facility aimed at swiftly responding to crises caused by pandemics and natural disasters. The finance leaders of the so-called ASEAN Plus Three group agreed at their meeting in Milan, […]
Financial Insights That Matter The 28th ASEAN Plus Three Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting. Photo: Chinese Ministry of Finance During the 28th ASEAN Plus Three Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting which took place on May 4 in Milan, Italy, ASEAN members along with China, Japan, and South Korea, called in a […]
Financial Insights That Matter High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates additional risk and loss exposure. Before you decide to trade foreign exchange, carefully consider your investment objectives, experience level, and risk tolerance. You could lose some or all your […]
Financial Insights That Matter The finance chiefs of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea warned Sunday of the potential global economic fallout of protectionist trade policies, following the announcement of higher import tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump. “Escalating trade protectionism weighs on global trade, leading to economic fragmentation, […]