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Japan’s bond market is set to absorb biggest supply in a decade
INVESTORS are set to face the largest supply of Japanese sovereign bonds in at least a decade as the central bank plans to shrink its balance sheet, adding to...
DBS, Japan’s top lenders said to be among bidders for Panin Bank
ASIAN banks including DBS Group Holdings, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group are among potential suitors for Bank Pan Indonesia, according to sources familiar with...
Japan’s megabanks are flush with cash and hunting overseas deals
JAPAN’S megabanks are awash in cash and eager to invest.Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) and Mizuho Financial Group are enjoying record earnings. Selling off...
Japan’s Nikkei hits three-week closing high in widespread rally
Japan’s Nikkei share average hit a three-week closing high on Tuesday (Dec 3) as heavyweight chip stocks led a broad rally on the back of Wall Street’s strong overnight...
Bank of Japan weighs case for first triple hike since Japan’s bubble burst
BANK of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda has plenty of data to support the case for raising the benchmark rate in December, an outcome that would mark the first...
BOJ weighs case for first triple hike since Japan’s bubble burst
BANK of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda has plenty of data to support the case for raising the benchmark rate in December, an outcome that would mark the first...
Japan’s top chip distributor eyes acquisitions in China, India
JAPANESE chip distributor Macnica Holdings is seeking possible acquisition targets in other parts of Asia, a sign of industry pressures to consolidate.Macnica, which sells chips made by the likes...
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
THE global boom in artificial intelligence (AI) has turned an obscure 139-year-old Japanese company into a stock-market star.Fujikura, which makes wire cabling for data centres, is the best performer...
