Mizuho Trust Bank to boost shareholder advisory staff by 30% as Japan activist pressure builds By Anton Bridge and Miho Uranaka April 21, 20251:04 AM PDTUpdated April 21, 2025 ...

The Bank of Japan has officially taken control of 52.0% of all Japanese government bonds, according to data from Bloomberg. That means over half of the country’s entire debt market is now held ...

Gunma Bank Ltd. (8334.TO) Japan 1st Quarter Ended June 30 GROUP 2025 2024 Revenue Y66.97 bln Y56.72 bln Pretax Profit Y20.01 bln Y16.04 bln Net Profit Y14.06 bln Y11.16 bln Per share Earnings Y36.77 ...

But the bank decided to lay out details of its bond tapering plan for the coming one to two years at its next meeting on July 30-31, after collecting views from market participants.

At the July 30-31 policy meeting, Ueda must decide whether to break with 25 years of zero interest rates and 23 years of quantitative easing by putting a notable rate hike on the scoreboard.

Japan’s government bond market is spinning out of control, and it’s dragging America into the mess. Volatility across Japanese government bonds has doubled in ...

Regular wages in Japan have been growing annually at a rate of 2.5% to 3%, with inflation staying above the BOJ's 2% target for 30 consecutive months.