Japan
Why the yen is so weak and what that means for Japan
THE yen has been plumbing three-decade lows against the US dollar, mainly because interest rates in Japan remain much lower than those in the US and elsewhere, diminishing the...
Japan may have spent 5.5 trillion yen on Apr 29 intervention, BOJ data suggests
JAPANESE officials may have spent some 5.5 trillion yen (S$52 billion) supporting the currency on Apr 29 to pull it back from new 34-year lows, Bank of Japan data...
Bank of Japan upbeat on consumption, service price outlook
JAPANESE service prices are rising and bumper pay hikes offered by firms will boost household income later this year, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) said, underscoring its conviction the...
Japan Reopens Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant with a Focus on Safety
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently completed a comprehensive assessment of the physical protection measures at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station (KKNPS) in Japan. This assessment, conducted at...
Japan frets over relentless yen slide as BOJ keeps ultra-low rates
JAPAN is concerned about negative effects of the weak yen, finance minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday, in a fresh warning to speculators as the currency fell further after...
Bank of Japan keeps rates steady, projects inflation staying near 2% in coming years
THE Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged on Friday and issued fresh estimates projecting inflation to stay near its 2 per cent target in the next three years,...
Japan brokerage Daiwa’s Q4 profit more than doubles as markets recover
DAIWA Securities Group, Japan’s second largest brokerage and investment bank, reported on Thursday (Apr 25) a 131 per cent year-on-year jump in quarterly net profit, helped by a record...
Bank of Japan to hold rates with focus on hawkish signals to buoy yen
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) is widely expected to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Friday (Apr 19), with investors focusing on any hints of a less dovish...
