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Put your yen to work with the language of investing

Language | BILINGUAL Apr 2, 2021

Put your yen to work with the language of investing

by Daniel Morales

If you're looking at investing in your Japanese ability, check out some terms that center around the stock market.

Why the Chinese love big food even more than big tech

Commentary / World Mar 17, 2021

Why the Chinese love big food even more than big tech

by Shuli Ren

Every time there’s a price spike in pork or vegetables or fruit or Moutai somewhere in the country, China’s investors rush to buy their Big Food stocks.

Who is afraid of bursting the bubble? Not Japan’s elite

Commentary / World / Japan Mar 7, 2021

Who is afraid of bursting the bubble? Not Japan’s elite

by Jesper Koll

We will never know whether the elite’s proactive bursting of the bubble brought more or less pain and hardship on society than a laissez-faire approach would have.

Bankers love their Porsche 911s. So let them buy shares.

Commentary / World Feb 22, 2021

Bankers love their Porsche 911s. So let them buy shares.

by Chris Bryant

While Porsche’s margins aren’t quite as stellar as Ferrari’s, in 2019 it supplied the VW group with a more than ample 4.2 billion euros of operating profit.

Sony plans ¥100 billion buyback, its biggest ever, in wake of poor forecast and steep share drop

Business / Corporate Feb 8, 2019

Sony plans ¥100 billion buyback, its biggest ever, in wake of poor forecast and steep share drop

The electronics maker’s first large-scale repurchase accounts for 2.4 percent of its stock and comes on the heels of SoftBank’s ¥600 billion buyback and a steep share drop.

Bad news around mutual funds does little to boost Japanese people's appetite for investment

Business | YEN FOR LIVING Sep 7, 2018

Bad news around mutual funds does little to boost Japanese people's appetite for investment

by Philip Brasor and Masako Tsubuku

On July 27, the Asahi Shimbun reported that the Bank of Japan had overestimated the value of mutual funds being held by individuals by about 30 percent. Every three months the BOJ publishes statistics called shikin junkan tōkei that cover the financial assets of ...

Japan overtakes China to become world's second-biggest stock market

Business Aug 3, 2018

Japan overtakes China to become world's second-biggest stock market

Japan retakes the No. 2 spot with a valuation of $6.17 trillion as China’s stock market takes a beating from a slowing economy and the trade war with the U.S.

Taming the Tokyo Whale? BOJ's stock market distortions coming under new scrutiny

Business / Economy Jul 30, 2018

Taming the Tokyo Whale? BOJ's stock market distortions coming under new scrutiny

The Bank of Japan, sometimes dubbed the "Tokyo whale" because of its huge influence on the country's stock market, may be about to change its habits because it's taking up too much of the pool. That's the speculation after local press reported that the central ...

Business / Financial Markets | FOCUS Apr 4, 2018

As market watchers wonder when easing will taper, Bank of Japan counters sell-off with record buying

by Min Jeong Lee and Toshiro Hasegawa

It's been a bad year for the Japanese stock market. Without record purchases by the Bank of Japan, it could have been even worse. The central bank spent ¥833 billion ($7.8 billion) on exchange-traded funds tracking the country's shares last month, the biggest amount logged ...

After Daifuku's 1,200% stock surge, departing Japan chip CEO aims for more

Business / Corporate Feb 19, 2018

After Daifuku's 1,200% stock surge, departing Japan chip CEO aims for more

by Min Jeong Lee and Yuki Furukawa

Masaki Hojo, who built Daifuku Co. into the world's largest maker of machines for handling chip materials, is once again challenging market expectations even as he prepares to make his exit from the company. Daifuku is considering raising its earnings guidance for the medium term, ...

Business / Corporate Jan 30, 2018

Nomura hires bankers from Bank of America, UBS and Jefferies in U.S. expansion

Nomura Holdings Inc. has hired 15 investment bankers in the U.S. from firms including Credit Suisse Group AG, Bank of America Corp. and Jefferies Group LLC as the trading house builds out its North American business. The additions, which took place over the past year, ...

Bible of Japanese stocks gets hot, suggesting nation's brokerages will prosper

Business Jan 30, 2018

Bible of Japanese stocks gets hot, suggesting nation's brokerages will prosper

by Takahiko Hyuga

Things are looking up for Japan's biggest brokerages, if demand for a well-known stock handbook is any guide. Copies of Kaisha Shikiho, widely regarded as the bible of Japanese equities, are being snapped up by people eager to find out more about the nation's soaring ...

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