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Liquidnet Posts Record 2015 Performance in APAC
January 29th, 2016
Liquidnet Posts Record 2015 Performance in APAC, Driven by Japan and Hong Kong Volumes jump 18% amid higher demand from institutions for block-sized executions Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, announced a record year in Asia Pacific for ...
Central Bank of Japan decided to adopt a negative interest rate policy
January 29th, 2016
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has issued an announcement to inform that on its meeting held on January 29, the Policy Board decided to introduce “Quantitative and Qualitative Monetary Easing (QQE) with a Negative Interest Rate” in order to achieve the ...
Toshiba replaced EY with a new auditor
January 28th, 2016
Toshiba picks PwC as auditor after accounting scandal Toshiba Corp said on Wednesday it had chosen PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata as its auditor from the business year starting April 1, replacing Ernst & Young’s local affiliate after a debilitating accounting scandal ...
Japan’s Annual Trade Deficit Narrows as Energy Import Costs Fall
January 25th, 2016
The value of imports fell in 2015 while exports edged up China’s slowdown, low global growth curb shipments abroad Japan’s annual trade deficit narrowed almost 80 percent from a record as energy import costs fell and the weaker yen ...
Asia rises after cold spell lifts oil, dollar stands tall
January 25th, 2016
Asian stocks on Monday moved further away from four-year lows struck last week, as a cold spell in parts of the northern hemisphere pushed oil prices higher and relieved some of the bearish pressure on global markets. World equities ...
Asia markets surge; Nikkei climbs to close 5.88% higher
January 22nd, 2016
Major Asian markets surged Friday, tracking the rally in European and U.S. equities overnight, getting a boost from a slight uptick in oil prices and comments from the European Central Bank (ECB). In Japan, the Nikkei jumped by 941.27 points, or 5.88 percent, ...
Asia markets take another tumble as rout persists
January 21st, 2016
Markets in Asia lost early gains and tumbled into negative territory in afternoon trade, following another selloff on Wall Street overnight on global growth concerns, uncertainty in China and fresh lows in oil prices. The Shanghai composite touched its ...
Japanese Stocks Plunge Into Bear Market as Global Rout Deepens
January 20th, 2016
Energy explorers lead Tokyo slump as oil spiral continues IMF cuts forecast for global economic growth in 2016 and 2017 Japanese stocks plunged into a bear market amid a slump in equities across Asia as investor concerns over the global ...
TFX and S&P Dow Jones Indices sign a license agreement for DJIA Index
January 20th, 2016
Tokyo Financial Exchange Inc. (TFX) and S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC have signed an agreement which allows TFX to list DJIA Margin contracts based on Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) on TFX. By adding yen denominated DJIA Margin contracts ...
Asia markets extend declines; Nikkei down 3.49%, Hang Seng drops 3.68%
January 20th, 2016
Asian stocks tumbled Wednesday, with major indexes declining by more than 1 percent each, as global sentiment remained low on concerns over economic growth, China and low oil prices. “The frailty in the Chinese growth remain the core problem ...
