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Japan’s tepid warning on yen fuels renewed weakness ahead of IMF meetings
Japan’s tepid warning on yen fuels renewed weakness ahead of IMF meetings
JAPAN’S finance minister warned he was ready to take action in the foreign exchange market if needed, but stopped short of his maximum threat, comments that fuelled renewed yen...
Climate investors target Japan’s top banks, this time on board oversight: sources
Climate investors target Japan’s top banks, this time on board oversight: sources
A COALITION of climate groups filed shareholder proposals with Japan’s top three banks, including Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, calling for stricter board oversight of climate-related risks, sources familiar with...
Japan’s finance minister says authorities are looking at factors behind yen moves
Japan’s finance minister says authorities are looking at factors behind yen moves
JAPANESE Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday authorities were analysing not just recent yen levels but factors that are driving the currency’s moves.In a press conference, Suzuki also...
Japan’s Nikkei slumps in worst week since Dec 2022 as tech tumbles
Japan’s Nikkei slumps in worst week since Dec 2022 as tech tumbles
JAPAN’S Nikkei share average tumbled nearly 2 per cent to a three-week low on Friday (Apr 5), logging its worst week since December 2022, as tech shares slid on...
Japan’s Mitsui OSK starts FSRU operations for Indonesian gas-fired power plant
Japan’s Mitsui OSK starts FSRU operations for Indonesian gas-fired power plant
JAPAN’S Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has started commercial operations of its floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to a power plant in West...
Japan’s Nikkei ends at 2-week low as new fiscal year begins
Japan’s Nikkei ends at 2-week low as new fiscal year begins
JAPAN’S Nikkei share average ended at a two-week low on Monday (Apr 1), dropping below the key 40,000 mark, as investors sold stocks to book profits on the first...
Japan’s Isetan Mitsukoshi looks to take Isetan Singapore private at S.20 per share
Japan’s Isetan Mitsukoshi looks to take Isetan Singapore private at S$7.20 per share
JAPAN’S Isetan Mitsukoshi is looking to take mainboard-listed Isetan Singapore : I15 0% private by fully acquiring all the shares it does not own, ending the departmental store operator’s...
Japan’s Isetan Mitsukoshi looks to take Isetan Singapore private at S.20 per share
Japan’s Isetan Mitsukoshi looks to take Isetan Singapore private
JAPAN’S Isetan Mitsukoshi is looking to take mainboard-listed Isetan Singapore : I15 0% private by fully acquiring all the shares it does not own, ending the departmental store operator’s...
Japan’s Mitsui to develop Vietnam gas field for US0 million
Japan’s Mitsui to develop Vietnam gas field for US$740 million
JAPANESE trading house Mitsui & Co said on Friday (Mar 29) it has reached a final investment decision to develop Vietnam’s Block B gas field, with its share of...
Japan’s benchmark rate hike expected to spare S-Reits with country exposure: analysts
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...