Mizuho Financial Group (8411 JP): Defying the Skeptics
1H FY3/2022 consolidated NP of ¥385.65 billion were not only an improvement of +78.9% YoY but were also the highest 1st half consolidated NP...
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SMFG (8316 JP): Disciplined Numbers
Interim FY3/2022 results for SMFG (8316 JP) were good, with improvement in core earnings in both 1Q and 2Q, together with a sharp reduction in...
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Japan Post Holdings Placement - The Final US$8bn Countdown - Shaping up Better than the Last Deal
The Japanese government plans to sell over 26% or US$8bn worth of Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP). In this note, we will talk about the updates and...
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Japan's Governance: Considerations for Bank Stocks
Although the bank sector is said to be highly lopsided, Metrical Score of the 72 banks is diversified. On the other hand, there is no significant...
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HDB, MUFG Launch Bonds; Macro; Rating Changes; New Issues; Talking Heads; Top Gainers and Losers
US markets saw a sharp drop yesterday, continuing its volatile movement from last week – S&P and Nasdaq were down 1.3% and 2.4% respectively....
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