US-Japan trade deal averts worst for global economy
Japan’s trade agreement with the US could serve as the benchmark for many other deals currently being negotiated with Washington, and the global economy could just about support the 15…
Growth and foreign fervour for yield give Japan fiscal wiggle room
A weekend election in Japan has made real the prospect of bigger government spending and deficits in the world’s most indebted developed nation, although for now foreign investors and a…
About China risks, sources say
Japan’s financial regulator has sounded out top domestic banks about China risks and whether they have plans in place if Sino-Western tensions escalate, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge…
Western banks make push into Japanese deal-making as fee pool hits record
Western banks are bulking up in Japan, attracted by record investment banking fees and expectations of a rise in deal-making as cashed-up companies in the world's third-largest economy step up…
Firmer US dollar boosts corporate interest in currency hedging
US multinational companies are starting to reevaluate their currency hedging strategies after a surge in the dollar in recent months, as the impact of the stronger greenback starts to show…
Central bank heavyweights head back to euro government debt
Major global central banks are ramping up purchases of euro zone government bonds, banking sources say, enticed by rising yields, a buoyant single currency and an uncertain outlook for U.S.…
Western banks make push into Japanese deal-making as fee pool hits record
Western banks are bulking up in Japan, attracted by record investment banking fees and expectations of a rise in deal-making as cashed-up companies in the world's third-largest economy step up…
Noble Group in talks with banks for $1.5 billion unsecured loan
Noble Group is in advanced talks to raise a large unsecured loan from banks that will help repay its debt maturing in May, the loss-making commodity trader's head of treasury…
