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FINANCIAL MARKETS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 4, 2019
Japan's online brokerages target individual investors with new services in bid for survival
Online securities firms in Japan are fighting for survival by diversifying services in the wake of a sharp drop in stock broker fees following their full liberalization 20 years ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 8, 2019
Cash loses cachet as 'king' trading strategy in Japan
Cash is king, unless you are in Japan. One successful trading strategy has recently lost its luster, thanks to the Bank of Japan's never-ending obsession with negative interest rates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2019
Gone in 146 seconds: Japan's investors race to buy SoftBank bonds
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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 26, 2019
Nikkei tumbles as progress on Japan-U.S. trade pact fails to calm trade war fears
Analysts say markets are reeling and that there are no bullish factors that could reverse the trend immediately.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 23, 2019
Tokyo-Seoul row hits economies
The escalating feud between South Korea and Japan is heightening concerns about the fallout for global supply chains, financial markets and economic growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 15, 2019
Hong Kong faces losses as Chinese firms reconsider IPOs in the city
Several Chinese companies are rethinking fundraising plans in Hong Kong as anti-government protests rock the city — an ominous sign for its future as a financial gateway between Asia's largest economy and the rest of the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2018
Trump tells trade officials to consider $100 billion more in new tariffs on China
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had instructed U.S. trade officials to consider $100 billion in additional tariffs on China, fueling an already heated trade dispute between the world's two biggest economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 11, 2018
'Shut up and let me trade': How the week that rocked stock markets went down
One of the wildest runs in U.S. stock-market history began with the collapse of arcane bets on volatility and ended with a sober realization: The easy ride is over. After heart-stopping swings in the Dow (Down 1,000 points! Up 500 points!), a market correction is finally here.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2016
Being an ideologue means you're always right
Despite the protests of committed free-marketers, the U.S. public is ready to embrace alternatives to neoliberalism.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2014
Tohoku Electric to start coal swaps to hedge price swing risks from liberalization
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Japan's third-biggest coal user, will start trading coal swaps for the first time to manage price volatility risk as it prepares for liberalization of the electricity market.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 4, 2014
Yen to weaken after pension fund reforms, panel adviser Takatoshi Ito says
The yen will weaken as the Government Pension Investment Fund moves to become more competitive, according to Takatoshi Ito, who led a panel advising the Abe administration on overhauling the system.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2013
Financial engineers restarting the risk generator
The last thing one would expect the U.S. government to do is open the floodgates to severe risks in financial markets again. But that is what's happening.

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