Stock splits by listed Japanese firms up for four straight years

Fast Retailing shares slide in Tokyo after Uniqlo operator’s results, yen warning

Fast Retailing shares slide in Tokyo after Uniqlo operator’s results, yen warning

Stocks ease despite upbeat Samsung forecast, yen down

Samsung's eye-watering profit forecast has failed to lift Asian stocks, while in Japan the yen is still languishing near 40-year lows.

Japan Drives Asia Offshore Bonds to Record, Surpassing China Era

Japanese borrowers drove quarterly issuance in Asia Pacific’s offshore bond market to a record, eclipsing the previous peak set during an era of Chinese corporate dominance.

REVIEW | Toyota’s tried-and-trusted recipe

The Japanese firm has been SA's sales market leader for decades, a reign that looks unlikely to end any time soon.

Global demand is reshaping secondhand fashion in Japan

Shop owners in Japan are seeing a deluge of overseas customers, and buyers outside Japan say the costs to stock their stores have doubled or even tripled.

Japan 2026 1st-half new car sales rise 1.8%, up 2nd straight year

Japan 2026 1st-half new car sales rise 1.8%, up 2nd straight year

Uniqlo operator's Q3 profit jumps 45.7% - Business

Fast Retailing, the Japanese owner of clothing brand Uniqlo, said quarterly profit rose 45.7%, as it weathered the impact on supply chains and logistics from the Iran war on its way to an expected fifth straight year of record earnings. #News #Uniqlo #Retail #Japan #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story here: https://reut.rs/4p8whoF 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on X: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en

Asia’s AI rally winners face a rising leverage problem

Retail investors are amplifying volatility across Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Asian stock markets fall in early trading, South Korea’s Kospi drops 3.2%

Asian stock markets fall in early trading, South Korea’s Kospi drops 3.2%

US futures rise and Asian shares trade mixed as oil prices decline with increased output

Asian shares are mixed while U.S. futures are rising following a long weekend on Wall Street.

Weak Yen Drives Surge in Japanese Bankruptcies During First Half of 2026

Forty-five Japanese companies went bankrupt during the first half of 2026, citing the weak yen as a key factor behind their financial collapse. This marks the highest figure recorded for a first half since 2022. Bankruptcies Rise Sharply The total represents a 32.4 percent increase from the 34 companies that failed during the first half of 2025 and is 27 companies higher than the figure recorded in 2023. The increase comes as the yen once again traded above 162 per U. S. dollar this week, its weakest level since 1986.

Gold slips ₹150, silver drops ₹5,000 as strong US dollar dents bullion demand

Traders said the market remained range-bound as investors balanced lingering geopolitical risks in West Asia against a stronger greenback and expectations surrounding the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy.

Asian markets retreat, with Korean shares slumping despite AI-led rebound on Wall Street

Asian markets retreat, with Korean shares slumping despite AI-led rebound on Wall Street

Wall Street banks recover in China amid trading boom

China securities units of Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan posted record profits last year

Why Hong Kong has become the worst-performing major stock market

There are many disconnects in financial markets. One of them is Japan’s benchmark 10-year bond yield, which currently stands at just 2.7 per cent despite the country’s large public debt burden – more than 240 per cent of economic output. Although Japanese bond yields have risen sharply in the past three years, the 10-year yield is slightly lower than that of Germany, whose government debt as a percentage of economic activity is around one-quarter the size of Japan’s. Another anomaly is the...

Market Talk – July 6, 2026

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 6.38 points or -0.01 to 69,737.69 Shanghai decreased 2.405 points or -0.06 to 4,041.238 Hang Seng increased 266.29 points or 1.14 to 23,616.32 ASX 200 decreased 13.40 points or -0.15 to 8,831.00 SENSEX increased 521.16 points []

Dividends & bonus issues: LIC, Asian Paints among 35 stocks turning ex-record date this week. How many do you own?

Around 35 companies, including LIC, HUL, Asian Paints and IndusInd Bank, have fixed record dates for dividends, bonus issues and buybacks in the upcoming week. Investors must hold shares before the record date to qualify for corporate actions, though additional announcements may follow.

Homeplus temporarily closes outlets starting Monday

SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- Financially troubled discount store chain Homeplus Co...

3 Stocks to Buy for Decades of Passive Income While They're Down

Looking for dividend stocks to hold forever? These consumer giants are trading at rare discounts.

Asian Stocks Gain, Oil Slips as Iran Talks Progress

Asian share markets swung higher on Monday ​as Iranian negotiators said progress had been made in peace talks with the United States, helping calm fears the process was breaking ‌down, Reuters reported.

Asian chip stocks rise ahead of SK Hynix U.S. debut

Asian stock markets climbed on Friday as investors piled back into semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) shares ahead of the highly anticipated U.S. stock market debut of South Korean memory-chip maker SK Hynix. The rally came despite renewed military exchanges between the United States and Iran, with investors largely looking past geopolitical tensions and instead [] The post Asian chip stocks rise ahead of SK Hynix U.S. debut appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

Hong Kong retail investors reel as SK hynix ETF swings turn painful

Hong Kong retail investors reel as SK hynix ETF swings turn painful

Worst in class: Why our sharemarket performance is a global outlier

While markets around the world have enjoyed a buoyant financial year, our sharemarket went backwards after accounting for inflation.