2024-08-19 22:58:00
It has been learned that the national government and Tokyo Metropolitan Government are making arrangements to list their shares in Tokyo Metro on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as early as late October.
2024-08-19 21:07:00
In its budget request for next fiscal year, the Ministry of Finance plans to raise the assumed interest rate used to calculate interest payments on government bonds from 1.9% this fiscal year to 2.1%. Reflecting the rise in long-term interest rates due to the Bank of Japan's shift in monetary policy, the requested amount for government bond payments will be about 28.91 trillion yen, about 1.9 trillion yen higher than this fiscal year's budget.
2024-08-19 18:38:00
On the 19th, at the start of the week, the Tokyo foreign exchange market saw a rise in the yen's value to the low 145 yen range as a result of a growing trend to buy yen and sell dollars following the narrowing interest rate gap between Japan and the US.
2024-08-19 17:45:00
Seven & i Holdings announced that it had received an acquisition proposal from Canadian convenience store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard.
2024-08-19 15:36:00
At the start of the week on the 19th, the Tokyo stock market saw the Nikkei average temporarily fall by more than 700 yen as the yen strengthened sharply against the dollar.
2024-08-19 14:48:00
It has been learned that Seven & i Holdings, a major retailer, has received a takeover proposal from Alimentation Couche-Tard, a Canadian company that operates convenience stores and gas stations. Seven & i will set up a special committee made up of outside directors to carefully consider the takeover proposal. If the entire group were to be acquired, the acquisition price would be at least 5 trillion yen.
2024-08-19 14:44:00
On Monday the 19th, the Nikkei average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell by more than 700 yen at one point.
2024-08-19 13:51:00
On Monday the 19th, the Nikkei average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell by more than 600 yen at one point.
2024-08-19 11:58:00
The Tokyo stock market opened Monday on the 19th with the Nikkei average fluctuating slightly as investors sought to lock in profits from recent gains.
2024-08-19 10:08:00
According to the Cabinet Office's Machinery Orders Statistics, which shows the outlook for capital investment by companies, the total amount of orders received by major machinery manufacturers from domestic companies from April to June this year, excluding the volatile shipbuilding and electricity industries, was 2.62 trillion yen. This was 0.1% lower than the previous three months, marking the first decrease in two quarters.
2024-08-19 07:47:00
In response to a series of problems in the non-life insurance industry, including fraudulent insurance claims by the former Big Motor, the Financial Services Agency has decided to begin reviewing its supervisory guidelines for the insurance industry, citing the need to quickly restore trust in the industry.
2024-08-19 06:52:00
As the harmful effects of PFAS, an organic fluorine-containing compound used in semiconductor production, have come to light, Japanese semiconductor-related manufacturers are working to develop PFAS-free materials.
2024-08-19 06:48:00
The financial results for the April to June periods of listed companies on the Tokyo Stock Exchange have been released, and more than half of the companies saw an increase in profits due to the weak yen. However, stock prices and the yen have been unstable recently, and the focus is on how much this will affect future business performance.
