Financial Insights That Matter Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said the country’s US Treasury holdings could be a card in its trade talks with the Washington, referring to the largest stockpile of US debt held by a foreign nation. “It does exist as a card,” said Kato, speaking on a TV Tokyo program Friday, when […]
Financial Insights That Matter Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato listens to a question during an interview with Reuters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo, Japan April 17, 2025. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato stated on Friday that Japan’s substantial holdings of over $1 trillion in US Treasuries could serve as a potential […]
Financial Insights That Matter While financial support is needed for people facing hardships in the face of inflation and stagnant wages, we must not lose sight of the need to craft a more responsible approach to fiscal policy in Japan, argues the economist Katō Izuru. Needed: More Than Superficial Solutions I make it a habit […]
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Financial Insights That Matter That headline is via Reuters, recapping the bombshell remark from Kato earlier. Kato made the comments while appearing on a television program. Kato is Japan’s Finance Minister. He said the country’s massive holdings of U.S. Treasuries could serve as a potential bargaining tool in trade negotiations with Washington — though he […]
Financial Insights That Matter (Reuters) -Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) and Japan’s Seven & i said they have signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that will give the Canadian company access to the Japanese retailer’s financial data as it seeks an acquisition. The move represents progress in takeover talks for Couche-Tard, which operates the Circle-K convenience stores in […]
Financial Insights That Matter TOKYO — Bank of New York Mellon is bolstering its Japan operations, seeing opportunities to make money as the country emerges from deflation and its people become more open to investing in the stock market. BNY, a processing bank, provides infrastructure for global banks, central banks, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds […]
Financial Insights That Matter TOKYO — Four of Japan’s largest brokerage groups reported a combined 57% increase in net profit for the year ended March 31, but there are signs that U.S. policy is having a chilling effect on the activities that drove these gains. Nomura Holdings, Daiwa Securities Group, SMBC Nikko Securities and Mitsubishi […]
Financial Insights That Matter Picture Credit: Shutterstock Pinewood Technologies Group PLC has signed a five-year contract with Volkswagen Group Japan to deploy its cloud-based platform across approximately 350 Volkswagen and Audi dealerships in Japan, according to a press release. The UK-headquartered software provider said the agreement marked a “significant new customer base” and was aligned […]
Financial Insights That Matter TOKYO — Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group expects record net profit for the year ended March under revised guidance it announced on Wednesday, as interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan lift long-slumping loan interest margins. Consolidated net profit is now projected to reach 1.86 trillion yen ($13 billion), MUFG said, […]