
Commentary / World May 6, 2022
by Diane Coyle
Policymakers must now acknowledge that healthy markets require competition among different business models, and regulatory intervention is needed to achieve this.
Policymakers must now acknowledge that healthy markets require competition among different business models, and regulatory intervention is needed to achieve this.
How a Columbia professor became the scourge of activist short sellers
Joshua Mitts, a young professor who is making some powerful enemies on Wall Street, has become an increasingly influential figure in the hot debate over activist short selling.
The benchmark ended higher on Friday and posted its biggest weekly gain in nearly two years amid caution over a five-day rally in local markets.
Tokyo Stock Exchange plans to extend trading day by 30 minutes
The report comes after the exchange formed a working group earlier this year to discuss extending trading hours past the current 3 p.m. close.
Is capitalism just a phase? China struggles with the math
Communist ideology declares that capitalism is just a stage in human society, and that party leaders are the architects of the future there to look beyond this phase.
Investors clamoring for ESG debt help halve Tokyo funding costs
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government slashed funding costs thanks to rampant global demand for the first social bond offered by a local government in Japan.
Bank of Japan policy hurts sustainable finance
An expansion of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) investment and a sustainable finance market is essential for Japan’s economy.
Tokyo stocks extended losses Wednesday, as investor concerns regrew over a possible escalation of the U.S.-China trade war in the wake of the U.S. Senate's passage of a bill to support pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The 225-issue Nikkei average fell 144.08 points, or 0.62 ...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's bid to calm markets risks making bad situation worse
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin looked to quash big-bank worries over plunging stock markets and reports that President Donald Trump might move on his Federal Reserve chief by assuring the financial community Sunday that market liquidity is in good shape. Some market participants, however, questioned why ...
Tokyo Stock Exchange snaps four-session losing streak aided by buying on dips
The market snapped its four-session losing streak on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, aided by buying on dips. The 225-issue Nikkei average gained 36.65 points, or 0.16 percent, to end at 23,506.04, after tumbling 314.33 points on Tuesday. The Topix index of all first-section issues ...
The benchmark Nikkei average finished above 24,000 for the first time in eight months on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, extending its winning streak to an eighth session. The 225-issue Nikkei average gained 93.53 points, or 0.39 percent, to end at 24,033.79, its first ...
The dollar was firmer above ¥111.30 in late Tokyo trading on Wednesday as a risk-averse mood associated with the Turkish economic crisis eased somewhat. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥111.33-33, up from ¥111.10-10 at the same time on Tuesday. The euro was at ...