Japan’s economy was shrinking even before the bulk of US President Donald Trump’s tariff measures took force, leaving the ...

SMBC on Friday said it had signed a definitive agreement to take a 20% stake in Mumbai-based Yes Bank, a deal that marks the ...

TOKYO: Talk of big fiscal spending and a subsequent spike in super-long yields are raising questions over just how quickly the Bank of Japan can taper its bond purchases, adding to the challenges ...

The MUFG Bank representative told The Asahi Shimbun that ... interest rate has often been applied to accounts associated with Japan Post Bank, regional banks and trust banks, because they have ...

TOKYO -- The recent agreement by the U.S. and China to slash tariffs has revived speculation about the Bank of Japan raising interest rates past 0.5% for the first time in three decades ...

Capital raising by Asia-Pac banks recovered in March after slumping in previous month, as major lenders in Japan & Singapore ...

Trade Minister Yoji Muto will skip a gathering of trade chiefs this week, a decision that will likely lower Tokyo’s chances of holding meaningful bilateral talks with U.S. Trade Representative ...

We project that the ratio will gradually rise in coming years after SMTG became the first major Japanese bank to commit to reducing its equity holdings, which have heavy risk weights, to zero.

Japan’s bank deposits increased at the slowest pace since April 2007 as households seek to safeguard their assets from inflation. Deposits climbed 0.7% in April from a year earlier, decelerating ...

MUMBAI (Reuters) -India's Yes Bank expects Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) to maintain at least 20% stake in the lender but said that regulatory requirements may be keeping it from raising ...