Japanese Banks – Nearing the Yield Curve Control End-Game
The BoJ's relaxation of yield curve control allows JGB yields to rise, positive for Japanese banks with big shares of floating-rate loans; we add...
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Concordia Financial Group (7186 JP): Asset Quality Issues
Concordia Financial Group (7186 JP) has slashed its FY3/3021 guidance by 36.7% to ¥25.3 billion on higher credit costs and after writing down a...
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Japanese Banks: Remember, Remember, the Thrift of November
Japanese people are renowned for their thrift. Even when deposit interest rates are zero they continue to save. But there is little the banks can...
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Japanese Bank Lending: Losing Momentum
Loan balances have eased back to May levels, with much of the increase in lending by the major banks in March-June reversing between July and...
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Concordia Financial Group (7186 JP): Unequal Partners
Interim results for Concordia Financial Group (7186 JP) show that partner bank HNPB remains the drag on group profitability. The stock is down 16%...
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