Japanese companies are increasingly turning toward convertible bonds as the prospects of a surge in fiscal spending and central bank rate hikes raise the cost of traditional debt instruments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/10/companies/convertible-bonds-interest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #japaneseeconomy #bonds #banks
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group plans to hire bankers to arrange financing deals for data centers as Japan’s biggest bank jumps on the artificial intelligence boom. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/06/companies/mitsubishi-ufj-data-center-finance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mufg #datacenters #banks #ai
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s profit rose in the third quarter as higher interest rates boosted lending income. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/04/mufg-profit-rises/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #mufg #banks
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at a new high in Tokyo as strong earnings from the tech and finance sectors drove up optimism, and as a recovery in gold prices revived risk appetite across Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/03/markets/nikkei-close-high/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #japaneseeconomy #nikkei #topix #tech #banks #ai
Norinchukin Bank is discussing a capital injection into a joint venture that said its estimated loss from debt linked to First Brands Group has ballooned to almost $1 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/03/companies/nochu-capital-injection-joint-venture/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #norinchukinbank #banks
The extraordinary run-up in gold prices has brought unexpected windfalls to millions of Vietnamese, but it has also made traditional wedding gifts unaffordable and all but ended the informal gold mortgage system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/30/markets/vietnam-soaring-gold-crushing-weight/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #vietnam #gold #debt #banks
The gulf between the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump and the Federal Reserve over where interest rates should be hides the fact the two have begun to share a consensus about the near-term economic outlook. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/30/economy/federal-reserve-trump-share-economic-outlook/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #donaldtrump #federalreserve #jeromepowell #banks #us
Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell's successor could be named next week, U.S. President Donald Trump said, setting the stage for a major shift in the central bank's leadership. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/30/economy/new-fed-chair-challenges-await/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #federalreserve #us #jeromepowell #donaldtrump #banks
Morgan Stanley plans to step up ties with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group to get more market share across all of its businesses in Japan, according to the U.S. bank’s local head. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/27/companies/morgan-stanley-japan-mufg-ties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #morganstanley #mufg #banks #brokerages
U.S. President Donald Trump has filed a $5 billion lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon, accusing them of debanking him by closing several of his accounts to further a political agenda. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/23/companies/trump-sue-jpmorgan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #banks #jpmorgan #jamiedimon #donaldtrump
Several senior loan bankers at Mizuho and SMBC have left their roles in Asia, amid a slump in lending across the region that’s already prompted departures at other firms in recent months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/14/companies/senior-loan-bankers-leave-japan-megabanks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mizuho #sumitomomitsui #asia #banks
Tokyo police have arrested four suspects for allegedly exchanging counterfeit commemorative ¥10,000 silver coins at financial institutions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/08/japan/crime-legal/arrest-counterfeit-silver-coins/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #china #tokyo #fukuoka #banks
Singapore's biggest banks are retraining all 35,000 of their domestic staff on AI in an attempt to limit the large-scale job losses seen at some financial firms in the U.S. and Europe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/08/tech/singapore-ai-banker-bootcamp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #singapore #banks #jobs #ai
Bankers expect another blockbuster year for sales of yen-denominated corporate debt from Japanese companies following the record tally of bonds issued in 2025. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/07/markets/corporate-debt-sales-banner-year/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #bonds #banks
Stablecoins are likely to be a factor, not a game changer, in Japan’s bond market as issues will focus on buying short-term debt. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/05/markets/stablecoins-bond-market/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #jpyc #stablecoins #currencies #digitalization #cashless #sbi #shinseibank #banks #bonds #debt #financeministry #japaneseeconomy #jgb
NY Fed cash transfers to banks increase dramatically in Q4 2025
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Goldman Sachs is planning to expand its acquisitions and investments in Japan’s corporate deals market over the next decade by about $5.1 billion, with a focus on mid-sized firms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/23/companies/goldman-sachs-investment-japan-companies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #goldmansachs #investments #acquisitions #banks #corporategovernance
Citigroup will further increase its investment banking team in Japan to capitalize on a record-breaking boom in mergers and acquisitions that it expects to reach new heights. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/23/companies/citigroup-investment-banking-boost/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #citigroup #banks #investments #mergers #acquisitions #corporategovernance