Reducing business risks in Africa appears to be key for Japan to shift its focus from assistance to investment in African nations at a time when China and Russia are trying to increase their presence in the continent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/25/companies/japanese-firms-investments-in-africa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #africa #investments
President Donald Trump sealed a deal that gives the U.S. government a nearly 10% stake in Intel, part of an unconventional bid to reinvigorate the beleaguered company and boost domestic chip manufacturing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/23/us-intel-stake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #intel #chipmakers #us #donaldtrump #investments #computers
At the opening ceremony for the summit-level meeting, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba proposed an initiative designed to enhance economic ties between the African continent and regions linking it with India. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/politics/tokyo-international-conference-on-african-development-first-day/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #africa #investments #development #yokohama
SoftBank is buying about 2% of Intel for $2 billion after an earlier pledge by the CEO to invest a total of $100 billion in the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/19/companies/softbank-intel-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #us #softbank #investments #masayoshison #donaldtrump #ai #usjapanrelations #tech #stargate #intel #manufacturing #chipmakers
U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism of Goldman Sachs' research on tariff risks could prompt some analysts to water down their research, an outcome that could leave investors with less reliable information. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/15/markets/trump-attack-goldman-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #us #investments #banks #goldmansachs #newyork #donaldtrump #stocks
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U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism of Goldman Sachs' research on tariff risks could prompt some analysts to water down their research, an outcome that could leave investors with less reliable information. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/15/markets/trump-attack-goldman-analysis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #us #investments #banks #goldmansachs #newyork #donaldtrump #stocks
SoftBank's PayPay is preparing for a listing on an unspecified U.S. exchange with a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/15/economy/paypay-us-listing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #paypay #softbank #nyse #nasdaq #us #stocks #investments #ipo
Increasing pressure on Japan’s technology firms to return more cash to shareholders may spur the next phase of corporate reforms that helped drive the nation’s stock market to record highs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/15/companies/japan-tech-firms-face-investors-pressure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #stocks #investments #tse
Rakuten Bank will likely hold back from actively buying Japanese government bonds until the central bank raises interest rates again, in the latest sign that an uncertain policy outlook is weighing on investor sentiment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/14/companies/rakuten-bank-jgb-buying-halt/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #rakutenbank #banks #jgb #investments #boj
An investment manager at Man Group is adding Japan’s financial shares to her portfolio on the view the nation’s central bank will need to hike interest rates to tame inflation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/13/companies/man-group-japan-fund-bank-stocks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #stocks #banks#mangroup #investments #boj
If there’s any lesson to take from the AI spending plans issued by the world’s largest technology companies over the past two weeks, it’s to never underestimate the fear of missing out. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/02/big-tech-ai-spending/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #microsoft #amazoncom #meta #apple #google #ai #markets #investments #stocks
Dubai and Abu Dhabi, both part of the United Arab Emirates, have become irresistible for the world’s richest people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/28/dubai-abu-dhabi-rich-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #uae #dubai #abudhabi #middleeast #investments #wealth
Japan expects only 1% to 2% of its recently agreed upon $550 billion U.S. fund to be in the form of actual investment, with the bulk of it being loans, says the nation’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/28/economy/japan-us-investment-framework-akazawa/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #usjapanrelations #us #trade #tariffs #cars #investments
A Japanese government official has called on China to expand a program allowing certain mainland investors to put more money abroad, citing "strong enthusiasm” for Japanese stocks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/18/economy/china-foreign-investment-urge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #china #stocks #fsa #investments
A record number of Japanese companies saw shareholder proposals pass at their annual general meetings this year, in a sign that investors are exerting more influence in the market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/14/companies/japan-shareholder-activism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #investments #stocks #tse #japaneseeconomy
Pimco says Japan has emerged as a prime destination for global investors as the trade war triggers a reassessment of capital flows into the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/11/companies/pimco-japan-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #pacificinvestmentmanagement #trade #us #tariffs #donaldtrump #investments
Japan's united front on tariffs begins to crack as doubts are raised by business leaders and politicians. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/10/economy/japan-tariff-negotiation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #tariffs #donaldtrump #suntory#takeshiniinami #investments #us #usjapanrelations #trade #globaleconomy #japaneseeconomy #shigeruishiba #ryoseiakazawa
Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance will actively avoid investing in Japanese superlong-term government bonds for the next year or two on expectations of further interest rate increases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/08/companies/meiji-yasuda-life-insurance-long-bonds-avoidance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #meijiyasuda #lifeinsurance #bonds #boj #investments
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund suffered a quarterly loss in the January-March period as a depreciating dollar dragged down the value of its overseas securities and domestic assets slumped. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/04/companies/gpif-suffers-quarterly-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #gpif #stocks #dollar #investments
Forming an exchange-traded fund just got easier in Japan with the launch of a white-label service, in which much of the work will be done for the fund manager. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/04/markets/white-label-etf/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tse #stocks #investments #etf #boj