Consumption Trends in Japan: Rising Incomes Boosting Retailers but a Lot Going Into Savings Too
Much has been made of gradually rising wages in Japan, and this is indeed good news after 20 years of stagnation and negative growth. But while...
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KDDI and J-Power to Jointly Bid for ENERES (6079 JP)
On 8 August 2018, after the close of trading KDDI Corp (9433 JP) and Electric Power Development C (9513 JP) announced plans for a jointly-launched...
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JAPAN PASSIVE - Dovish Meeting; BOJ to Buy Less Nikkei 225
Today (31 July 2018), the Bank of Japan issued a Monetary Policy Statement which, as widely expected, addressed its Qualitative and Quantitative...
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This Week in Blockchain & Cryptos: Bitcoin Rose to USD8,000, but Why?
Bitcoin made headlines this week as it entered the USD8,000 region for the first time in two months, but lost some of its momentum as the week...
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JAPAN PASSIVE: The Nikkei 225 Baskets if BOJ Changes
Last week in JAPAN PASSIVE: BOJ Heading For Trouble with Nikkei 225 I discussed the BOJ's past and current ETF purchasing selection, ownership,...
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