Japan
Toyota agrees to wage requests as Japan Inc set for big pay bump: report
TOYOTA Motor has agreed to fully meet its union’s request for annual pay increases, the Mainichi newspaper said on Wednesday (Mar 13), as top Japanese companies look likely to...
Bank of Japan chief Ueda slightly tones down optimism on economy
BANK of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday the economy was recovering but also showing some signs of weakness, offering a slightly bleaker assessment than in January in a nod...
Keppel data centre fund to buy upcoming data centre in Japan
KEPPEL Data Centre Fund II (KDCF II), which is managed by Keppel Limited, has inked a framework agreement with Mitsui Fudosan Co for the proposed forward purchase of a...
Bank of Japan makes no ETF purchases despite Topix slump
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) made no purchases of Japan stock exchange-traded funds (ETF) on Monday (Mar 11), data from the central bank showed, despite Japanese stocks dropping below...
Japan boosts reliance on allies Australia, US for long-term LNG supplies
RESOURCE-SCARCE Japan is shoring up long-term supplies of liquefied natural gas from close allies Australia and the United States as key contracts from providers including Russia are set to...
Big Japan trade enjoys revival as BOJ rate-hike bets grow
MARKETS are reckoning with the very real chance that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will end the world’s last remaining negative-rate regime and increase borrowing costs as soon as...
Goldman Sachs exits Japan transaction banking in sudden reversal
GOLDMAN Sachs Group is exiting transaction banking in Japan, less than a year after announcing plans to enter the business of managing cash flows for big companies in the...
Japan sees growing momentum towards March end to negative rates
MOMENTUM is building for the Bank of Japan to consider ending negative interest rates as soon as this month, with upcoming annual wage negotiations likely to yield bumper pay...
