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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 8, 2016
Abenomics losing support with economists and voters alike
Abenomics has not had much impact reviving the fits-and-starts Japanese economy. That is the verdict of nearly two dozen economists canvassed in a new Bloomberg News survey.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Mar 8, 2016
Xi's handwritten note betrays paradox at the core of Chinese policy
The order came down from the highest levels of China's government, in a handwritten message from President Xi Jinping to officials charged with fixing the country's crashing stock market: Make sure to protect the interests of small and mid-level investors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 20, 2016
China ousts securities regulator following renewed market turmoil
The head of China's securities regulator has been removed from his post, Xinhua reported, following last year's $5 trillion fall in the stock market, an unprecedented government rescue and a renewed crisis as plunging Chinese equities last month reverberated around the world.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 18, 2016
Can you call the stock market? Equity analyst says he can
On the 10th day of every month, Junsuke Senoguchi has just one thing on his mind: the closing level of the Nikkei average.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Feb 15, 2016
Tokyo stocks leap but Japanese market at mercy of global uncertainties
Japan's economic contraction in the fourth quarter has deepened lingering uncertainty in global financial markets, which have been gyrating since the start of the year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 13, 2016
With Tokyo stocks set to sink deeper, analysts look to G-20 forum for hope
Many are analysts pointing their finger at the BOJ's decision to adopt a negative interest rate policy as a key factor behind the risk-averse mood in the markets.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 13, 2016
Bank of Japan talking with global peers about turmoil in markets
The Bank of Japan has been communicating with officials around the world over turmoil in financial markets, Deputy Gov. Hiroshi Nakaso said, as stocks tumble and the yen surges.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 13, 2016
Financial Services Agency investigating effects on banks of negative interest rates by Bank of Japan
The Financial Services Agency has launched a survey to grasp the effects of the Bank of Japan's decision two weeks ago to adopt a negative interest rate on financial institutions, mainly major banks and regional banks, sources close to the matter said Friday.
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Feb 10, 2016
Japanese investors in no mood for bargains amid banking rout
The nation's cheapest stocks are proving anything but bargains.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 9, 2016
Nikkei falls 918 points, bond yields go negative as investors flee for safest havens
Demand for safety forces the yield on Japanese government debt below zero.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 9, 2016
Economic jump-start sputters as 'third arrow' of Abenomics flies wide of mark
When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launched his three-pronged program to revive Japan's stagnant, deflationary economy three years ago, the stock market cheered every step along the way.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 7, 2016
Obama, other advocates of gun control own stock in firearms makers through mutual funds
U.S. President Barack Obama, a fierce advocate for gun regulation, is an unlikely investor in the firearms industry — yet he has money in a pension fund that holds stock in gun and ammunition companies.
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2016
Japan pension investment fund ban on direct stock trading to stand, for now: Tokyo
The government will shelve a plan to allow its giant pension fund to buy and sell stocks on its own amid fears that private-sector companies could be brought under state oversight if the fund becomes their direct shareholder, sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2016
BOJ will look into media report foreshadowing negative rates
The Bank of Japan will look into a media report that said the BOJ board was discussing a negative interest rate policy just minutes before it surprised observers with the announcement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 3, 2016
Kuroda ready to cut rates further if needed
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda calls a negative interest rate a “powerful weapon” for monetary easing, says it may be cut again if needed.
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2016
Taiyo Pacific sees investment shift to Japan shares as 'sexy' China cools
The China-led stock slump that's taking Japanese equities down with it will ultimately prove a boon for investors in Japan, according to Taiyo Pacific Partners LP, which manages $2.2 billion, including money from the world's biggest pension fund.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 18, 2016
China's chief stock regulator expected to resign as turmoil continues to roil markets: sources
Xiao Gang, the embattled head of China's securities regulator, has offered to resign, sources said, after perceived mismanagement wiped more than $5 trillion off the value of the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets since they peaked last June.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 18, 2016
Japan's stock buyers unconvinced despite positive technical signs
After the worst start to a year on record, Japanese stocks are approaching levels that in the past have proved to be springboards to recoveries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 15, 2016
Japan's small-caps doing well while big exporters get a bruising
Amid the wreckage of Japan's stock market in 2016 lies a surprise: Smaller companies are posting their best relative performance on record.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 8, 2016
Continued NYSE plunge puts Dow on course for worst start in century as China, yuan keep diving
Shares on major exchanges fell for a sixth consecutive day on Thursday and crude prices touched multi-year lows as investors fretted over the state of the Chinese economy and its ability to stabilize its stock market.

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