'X' Day: Tokyo races against quake that will shake the world
Stuff.co.nz - There's nothing comical about this manga comic: office building windows shatter, trains derail and cars plunge from buckling bridges. It all happens at 4.35pm on a day dubbed "Tokyo's X...
View ArticleNegative Rates Risk Weakness for Lenders, Says World Bank's Oteh
Bloomberg - Nations that have adopted a negative interest rate policy to spur economic growth face the possibility of weakening their banks, according to Arunma Oteh, vice president and treasurer of...
View ArticleSocGen Raises $1.1 Billion in Biggest Samurai Bond Deal in 2016
Bloomberg - Societe Generale SA sold 120 billion yen ($1.1 billion) in Samurai bonds Friday, in the biggest deal this year in the Japanese yen debt market for overseas issuers.
View ArticleYen May Climb as Japan Faces Another Lost Decade, Says Moody's
Bloomberg - Japan is headed for another lost decade as the economy faces prolonged stagnation and the yen will probably strengthen more as deflation continues, Moody's Analytics said.
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 ArticleHousewife who saved Toyoko hotel chain puts focus on female managers
Japan Times - Maiko Kuroda isn't new to challenges. She was a housewife when her father's hotel chain was embroiled in scandal, forcing her to return to the business alm
View ArticleAsia Bond Risk Surges as Trump's Edge in Vote Recalls Brexit
Bloomberg - Credit risk surged in Asia as Republican Donald Trump extended his advantage in the U.S. presidential election.
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.
View ArticleBOJ Bid to Control Yields Seen Spurring Demand for Company Debt
Bloomberg - The Bank of Japan's decision to explicitly control sovereign bond yields will probably cap interest rates, bolstering demand for corporate debt offering extra premiums, according to analysts.
View ArticleJapanese Prime Minister Abe May Call Snap General Election, NHK Reports
Bloomberg - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may call a snap general election for the nation's lower house of parliament, NHK reported without saying where it obtained the information.
View ArticleTyphoon Talim Triggers Evacuations in Japan Amid Record Rainfall
Bloomberg - Typhoon Talim made landfall on Japan's Kyushu island Sunday, spurring authorities to call for the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents amid record rainfalls measured in some areas.
View ArticleLooks Like 2017 Is the Year of the Dictator Bond
Bloomberg - Investors' thirst for yield has lured many a dollar-bond virgin to market this year, with Tajikistan the latest to be testing the waters.
View Articlehttps://www.bloomberg.com:443/news/articles/2017-08-30/looks-like-2017-is-the...
Bloomberg - RT @ZSchneeweiss: Looks like 2017 is the year of the dictator bond https://t.co/HAdLVlInYX via @markets...
View ArticleHousewife who saved Toyoko hotel chain puts focus on female managers
Japan Times - Maiko Kuroda isn't new to challenges. She was a housewife when her father's hotel chain was embroiled in scandal, forcing her to return to the business alm
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.
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