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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 financial year, Japanese public…
JAPANESE technology investor SoftBank Group is expected to report a 287 billion yen (S$2.5 billion) quarterly profit on Tuesday (Nov 12), boosted by successful portfolio company listings…
A VICTORY for Kamala Harris in the US presidential election has the potential to support Japan’s ailing currency while a win for Donald Trump would probably boost the Tokyo stock market…
THE yen hit three-month lows on Monday (Oct 28) as investors figured the loss of a parliamentary majority for Japan’s ruling coalition in weekend elections would slow interest rate rises,…
THE yen fell to a three-month low and Japanese stocks were set to slip on Monday (Oct 28) after the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partner were dealt a heavy blow in a…
The US dollar edged lower against the yen on Thursday (Oct 10) after data showed a higher-than-expected rise in US inflation in September even though prices were on a downward trend,…
HEDGE funds turned bullish on the yen just before dovish comments by Japan’s new prime minister and a robust US jobs report helped spark the worst week for Japan’s currency since late…
THE yen suffered its biggest drop in more than two years after Japan’s new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, jolted currency markets by saying the economy is not ready for another…
THE US dollar held on to its biggest gains in a week on Wednesday (Oct 2) after an Iranian missile attack on Israel drove the buying of safe haven assets as investors fretted about the…
STOCKS plunged more than four per cent in Tokyo on Monday after the yen surged in reaction to Shigeru Ishiba’s election last week as the head of Japan’s ruling party, which boosted…
THE dollar fell on Friday (Sep 27) after a reading of US inflation signalled price pressures continue to ebb, while the yen strengthened against the greenback after Shigeru Ishiba, seen as…
THE yen regained strength on Friday (Sep 27), bouncing back from earlier losses, after Japan’s former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba won the leadership contest of the country’s ruling…
JAPAN’S Nikkei share average rallied more than 2 per cent on Friday (Sep 27), buoyed by further softening of the yen as markets closed just before results of the ruling Liberal Democratic…
TOYOTA Motor bumped up the size of its share buyback to 1.2 trillion yen (S$11 billion) as the world’s largest carmaker enjoys strong demand in Japan and Europe. The Japanese automaker…
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's government cut this year's growth forecast on Friday as consumption took a hit from rising import costs due to a weak yen, highlighting the fragile…
