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Japan government turns more cautious on weak factory output
August 26th, 2014
Japan’s government turned slightly more cautious about factory output and flagged a risk that April’s sales-tax hike could have prolonged effects, a sign that the world’s third-biggest economy is struggling with the higher tax and further stimulus might be ...
Japan trade deficit grows
August 20th, 2014
Japan’s trade deficit rose in July from the month before to a wider than expected 964 billion yen ($9.4 billion), though exports were higher for the first time in three months, the government said Wednesday. It was the 25th ...
China fines 12 Japanese firms $201 million for price manipulation
August 20th, 2014
China’s anti-monopoly regulator said on Wednesday it has ordered 12 Japanese auto part and bearings makers to pay fines totaling 1.24 billion yuan ($201.80 million) for manipulating prices. Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd, Denso Corp and Mitsubishi Electric Corp are ...
Citigroup considers sale of Japan retail unit
August 20th, 2014
Citigroup Inc is considering the sale of its Japanese retail unit and has approached about 10 banks, according to a source, as the U.S. banking company struggles to turn around its Japanese operations. Citigroup’s move came as Japan’s banking ...
Japan suffers biggest economic slump since 2011 quake as tax hike bites
August 13th, 2014
A sales tax hike last quarter drove Japan’s economy into its biggest contraction since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Cabinet Office data showed on Wednesday, keeping policymakers under pressure to expand fiscal and monetary stimulus should recovery falter ...
Japan stocks sink 3% on global tensions
August 8th, 2014
U.S. stock futures were seeing red on Friday as stocks in Japan traded sharply lower. Jitters over the crises in Iraq and Ukraine appeared to be denting investor sentiment. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index led Asian declines, sliding almost 3% ...
Japan Expands Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine
August 6th, 2014
Japan on Tuesday slapped new sanctions on Russia over its backing of separatist insurgents in eastern Ukraine, adding 40 individuals and two Crimean companies to its blacklist, news reports said. The sanctions went into force immediately after they were ...
USD/JPY – Dollar Hits Six-Week Highs on Weak Japanese Data
July 30th, 2014
USD/JPY continues to post gains on Wednesday, as the pair has climbed to the low-102 range. The yen has been struggling, and has surrendered about 100 points in just over a week. On the release front, it’s a busy ...
Regulators to deal with Japanese hedge fund in insider trade case
July 29th, 2014
A small Japanese hedge fund has made a rare challenge against financial regulators over a 2010 insider trading case, disputing a finding that one of its fund managers acted on an insider tip of a share offering by energy ...
Japan plans to finance foreign Coal Plants
July 29th, 2014
Following U.S’s and Europe’s negligence for supporting overseas coal projects, Japan has seize the opportunity to advance in this sector. According to the Wall Street Journal, on July 23, Japanese plans were set out in order to support coal-fired ...
