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Bank of Japan rate hike bets for this month tumble, pressuring yen lower
MARKET expectations of a Bank of Japan (BOJ) interest rate hike this month sank after a local media report cast doubt on an increase, weighing on the yen.Overnight indexed...
Nomura CEO to seek 28 billion yen in extra cost reductions
NOMURA Holdings will seek 28 billion yen (S$250 million) in additional cost reductions, as chief executive officer Kentaro Okuda persists with his overhaul to boost profit. The Tokyo-based firm...
Yen hits 6-week high after faster-than-expected inflation support bets for a Dec BOJ rate hike
THE Japanese yen jumped to a six-week high against the dollar on Friday (Nov 29) after faster-than-expected inflation in Tokyo supported bets for a Bank of Japan interest rate...
MUFG offers to buy WealthNavi for 99.7b yen in fintech push
Japan’s biggest bank is seeking to purchase robo-adviser through a tender offer at 1,950 yen a share and make it a wholly owned unitMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group plans to...
US dollar drops as markets weigh Trump tariff vow, yen hits 5-week high
THE US dollar fell to a one-week low against its major peers on Wednesday (Nov 27) as investors grew cautious about President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff pledges while rebalancing their...
CapitaLand Ascott Trust sells Japan rental housing asset to Goldman Sachs for 12.7 billion yen: report
CAPITALAND Ascott Trust (Clas) has sold a rental housing asset in Japan to Goldman Sachs for 12.7 billion yen (S$110 million). Real estate intelligence firm Mingtiandi on Friday (Nov...
Kioxia market value set at 750 billion yen, Japan chipmaker to receive listing approval: sources
BAIN-BACKED Kioxia will have a market value of about 750 billion yen (S$6.5 billion) based on the indicative price for its initial public offering (IPO), with the chipmaker to...
Seven & i founding family aims to raise 8 trillion yen for buyout this year: NHK
THE founding Ito family behind Japanese retailer Seven & i aims to raise more than 8 trillion yen (S$70 billion) to take it private by the end of this...
