Japan
India, South Korea and Japan to stay busy with IPOs while China stalls
AFTER the worst quarter in five years for Asia-Pacific initial public offerings (IPOs), a pick up activity is expected from South Korea, India and Japan while Chinese deals are...
Japanese banks less reluctant to finance hostile takeovers, lobby chief says
JAPANESE banks have become less reluctant to finance hostile acquisitions because the government’s new takeover guidelines have shaken off the taboo on such deals, the country’s new banking lobby...
Japan FX chief calls yen’s slump unusual, vows to act if needed
JAPAN’S top currency official said recent yen weakness is odd and out of line with current economic fundamentals, reaffirming his commitment to act if needed to prevent excessive swings...
Japan brought forward emergency yen meeting to maximise market impact: source
JAPANESE monetary authorities made a last-minute decision to bring forward to Wednesday an emergency meeting on the weak yen that was originally scheduled for Thursday, to maximise the impact...
Japan’s benchmark rate hike expected to spare S-Reits with country exposure: analysts
JAPAN’S first interest-rate hike in 17 years is not expected to significantly impact Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) with portfolio exposure to the country, said analysts, but the...
Japan repeats verbal warning to yen bears, BOJ keeps dovish tone
JAPAN continued its jawboning on Thursday (Mar 28) to stave off further yen declines, with the government’s top spokesperson renewing a warning that Tokyo would not rule out any...
Japan drugmaker reports two more deaths in supplement scare
A JAPANESE drugmaker whose dietary supplements are at the centre of a growing health scare reported on Thursday two more deaths potentially related to its tablets.Last week, Kobayashi Pharmaceutical...
Bank of Japan board divided on economy’s strength upon stimulus exit, March summary shows
BANK of Japan policymakers were divided on whether the economy was strong enough to weather an exit from ultra-loose monetary policy, a summary of opinions at the bank’s March...
