Sky-High Hedge Costs Push Big Japan Insurers to Riskier Avenues
Japan’s biggest life insurers have ramped up their use of longer-dated currency hedges to a record to escape
2023-05-31 14:59
Kosovo Clashes Show EU’s Balkan Ambitions Are Faltering
European Union efforts to mend relations between Kosovo’s Serbian and Albanian communities are unraveling as violence spills across
2023-05-30 20:21
Japan to Hold Three-Way Meeting With Officials as Yen Weakens
Officials from Japan’s Ministry of Finance, the Bank of Japan and Financial Services Agency will hold their first
2023-05-30 15:55
Dozens of NATO Soldiers Hurt in Kosovo in Clash With Serbs
Violence escalated in northern Kosovo, where local Serb protesters clashed with police and later with NATO-led peacekeepers, leaving
2023-05-30 14:50
Japan Jobless Rate Falls in Potential Future Boost for BOJ Goal
Japan’s unemployment rate fell for the first time in three months, potentially feeding into higher wages and providing
2023-05-30 09:26
BOJ to Build Case for Big Move in Latter Half of 2024, BE Says
The Bank of Japan will gradually build a case for a major overhaul of its stimulus framework in
2023-05-30 07:49
Swedish Household-Lending Growth Hits New Low as Rates Rise
Lending to Swedish households slowed for a twelfth consecutive month, as fewer homes trade hands at lower values,
2023-05-29 16:15
Yen at 140 Opens Door to More Weakness But Not Intervention This Time
The yen is close to hitting a bottom against the dollar, and is unlikely to weaken to levels
2023-05-26 16:26
MUFG’s $4 Billion Bond Deal Is Japan’s Biggest This Year
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. raised 570 billion yen ($4 billion) worth of debt in what is Japan’s
2023-05-26 12:45
BOJ’s Ueda Says Wages Aren’t the Goal, Keeps Speculators in Dark
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda indicated his desire to hold on to policy flexibility by playing down
2023-05-26 10:15
Tokyo Inflation Slows, Supporting BOJ’s Price View for Now
Inflation in Tokyo slowed in May, an outcome that offers support for the Bank of Japan’s view that
2023-05-26 09:52
Hedge Funds Pushing for Japan Returns Get Help From Tokyo Bourse
Activist investors are poised to make record shareholder proposals in Japan this year, emboldened by a Tokyo bourse
2023-05-22 06:15