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HSBC Sells Japan Private Banking Unit As Global Overhaul Pro...

TOKYO (Dow Jones)--HSBC Holdings PLC (HBC) said Wednesday it is pulling out of private banking in Japan, the latest in a series of moves by major banks to streamline operations as they try to cope with volatile markets, profit-hurting eco [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Banking stem cells could save Japan nuclear workers

They said gathering blood from the workers would give them a ready source of their own stem cells that could help rebuild their bone marrow should they become exposed to high levels of radiation. "The danger of a future acciden [...]

Posted On : Apr, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Japan Banking Lobby Urges Kan to Unveil Tepco Rescue Plan

Japan should develop a plan to provide financial support for Tokyo Electric Power Co. before banks including Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (8316) resume lending to the owner of the crippled nuclear plant, the nation’s bankin [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Bank of Japan to support markets as state fears economic imp...

The Bank of Japan is ready to step in and stabilise the country's financial markets with an injection of up to Y3 trillion (£22.8bn) into the banking system today, as a senior government official admitted the economic impact of [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Bank of Japan Facing Pressure To Do More After Intervention

The Bank of Japan on Thursday gave a boost to the Japanese government's move into currency markets to curb the yen's rise, but now it is facing pressure to do even more to prop up the economy. The notoriously conservative ce [...]

Posted On : Sep, 17 2010 | Comments : 0

Japan bank lending in biggest annual fall in 5 years

Japanese bank lending marked its biggest annual fall in nearly five years in May, falling 2 percent as companies remained wary of boosting capital spending even as the economy recovers and the central bank keeps monetary policy loo [...]

Posted On : Jun, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Japan bank min urges stimulus, markets shrug

Kamei: Need new economic steps as stimulus petering out * JGBs dip on recent data, analysts say selling likely over * Markets do not expect large stimulus given huge public debt (Adds comments, more backgrounds) TOKYO, Mar [...]

Posted On : Mar, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Bank of Japan keeps key interest rate unchanged

The Bank of Japan upgraded its assessment of the world's second-largest economy and held its key interest rate unchanged at a near-zero 0.1 percent Thursday as it tries to nurture a recovery. The unanimous and widely anticipated decision o [...]

Posted On : Sep, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Japan bank lending growth slows to 1-year low

Japanese bank lending grew at the slowest pace in a year in the 12 months to August partly as companies saddled with excess capacity have less need to borrow funds for capital expenditure. At the same time, August's money supply rose from [...]