Sony Delays China Introduction for PlayStation 4
Bloomberg - Sony Corp. postponed the planned Jan. 11 introduction of its PlayStation 4 console in China after the Chinese government asked for adjustments.
View ArticleNomura Gets Traction in U.S. Agency Debt as Overseas Push Flails
Bloomberg - Nomura Holdings Inc. is doggedly expanding in a U.S. bond market that pays fees as low as 0.003 percent, even as it slashes headcount in London and one of its biggest shareholders says to...
View ArticleSleeping on the Job Pays as Barclays Seeks Japan Research Edge
Bloomberg - Barclays Plc is seeking to expand and deepen its equity research coverage in Japan even as it cuts jobs elsewhere. For analyst Atsuro Takemura, that means sleeping on the job.
View ArticleJapanese Shipping Company Files for Bankruptcy Protection Over Glencore Fallout
Bloomberg - The Chinese economic slowdown that's caused a rout in mining giant Glencore's stock price claimed a victim in Japan's shipping industry, sparking a jump in the default risk for other...
View ArticleChinese Investor Buys Tokyo's Most Expensive House Since 2004
Bloomberg - A Chinese investor paid the highest price for a newly built Tokyo house in more than a decade as residential property values in the Japanese capital accelerate.
View ArticleJPMorgan Asks Who'll Provide Market Liquidity as Review End Near
Bloomberg - Bond market liquidity may shrink if rule changes as proposed requiring banks to hold more capital to offset losses in their trading books are implemented, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.
View ArticleSoftBank Plans Japan's Biggest Yen Company Debt Sale Since March
Bloomberg - SoftBank Group Corp. plans to sell a 370 billion yen bond ($3 billion) later this month in what would be the biggest issuance by any borrower in Japan's corporate bond market since March as...
View ArticleFidelity Japan Junk Bond Fund's Assets Fall to Least Since 2013
Bloomberg - Fidelity Investments's Japan-based U.S. high yield mutual fund fell below 1 trillion yen ($8.3 billion) in assets Monday for the first time since September 2013 after the halting of bond...
View ArticleAsia Bond Risk Falls as Yellen Navigates First Fed Rate Hike
Bloomberg - Asian bond risk was poised for a third-straight daily decline as traders took in their stride the first U.S. interest-rate increase in almost a decade.
View ArticleYellen-Kuroda Two-Step Gives Japan Inc. an Edge Over Its Rivals
Bloomberg - Japan's exporters are getting a helping hand from two different central banks these days.
View ArticleToshiba's Credit Rating Lowered Two Levels to Junk by Moody's
Bloomberg - Toshiba Corp.'s long-term senior bond rating was cut two levels by Moody's Investors Service to Ba2, its second-highest junk rating, from Baa3.
View ArticleNomura Retaking Top Samurai Spot Sees Bank Buffers as 2016 Theme
Bloomberg - Nomura Holdings Inc., which reclaimed the top spot for underwriting Samurai bonds last year, says 2016 will be marked by bank capital-boosting debt that has offered yields seven times what...
View ArticleSon Invokes Yoda of Star Wars on SoftBank Debt as Investors Fret
Bloomberg - SoftBank Group Corp. billionaire founder and chief executive officer Masayoshi Son said now is the best time to buy his company's debt. Investors digesting its planned $32 billion...
View ArticleMitsubishi's regional jet aborts flight to U.S. for a second day
Seattle Times - The first Mitsubishi Regional Jet headed to Washington's Moses Lake for fligh testing had to abort its flight from Japan for a second straight day due to problems with an...
View ArticleMarilyn Monroe Tokyo honeymoon spot worries about yen rise
Ogden Standard-Examiner - (c) 2016, Bloomberg. Tokyo's Imperial Hotel, the luxury inn that counts Marilyn Monroe among past guests, raised room rates last year to levels it last charged before Japan's...
View ArticleCorporate Bond Sales Set for Best Week Since May as Sony Prices
Bloomberg - Sales of bonds from companies other than financial firms worldwide have exceeded $75 billion this week, the most since May, following debt offerings Friday in Japan by Sony Corp. and...
View ArticleS&P Sees Singapore Bond Market Vulnerabilities After Defaults
Bloomberg - S&P Global Ratings said that several sectors in Singapore's bond market are vulnerable to "rising financial strain" after a number of recent defaults.
View ArticleBOJ Yield Controls Raise Dollar Asset Appeal, Mizuho Trust Says
Bloomberg - The Bank of Japan's shift of focus to control bond yields may encourage investors to put more money into U.S. dollar assets, according to Mizuho Trust & Banking Co.
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