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2024-08-15 | Industry Dynamics

Japanese Margin Trading Shrinks Sharply After Nikkei Rout

Margin trading in Japan’s stock market experienced a significant decline last week as investors were forced to sell off stocks during the Nikkei index’s sharpest drop in nearly four decades.

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2024-08-06 | Industry Dynamics

Japanese Stocks Surge After Historic 1987 Black Monday Crash

Japanese stocks made a dramatic recovery in Tuesday’s morning trading session, bouncing back sharply from their biggest single-day decline since the 1987 Black Monday crash.  

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2024-07-09 | Industry Dynamics

Japan’s Pension Fund Portfolio Overhaul May Shake Global Markets

Japan is poised to redirect a significant portion of its substantial dollar reserves back into yen, a move that could significantly impact global financial markets due to the scale of the assets involved. 

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2024-05-30 | Industry Dynamics

Japan Eyes Reforms to Revitalize Economy as Yen Weakens 

Japan authorities are shifting their focus toward structural economic issues contributing to the ongoing depreciation of the yen, moving beyond mere market interventions which have shown limited effectiveness in halting the currency’s decline. 

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2024-02-15 | Industry Dynamics

Japan Loses Third-Largest Economy Status To Germany Amid Recession

Today’s News  Japan unexpectedly slipped into a recession at the close of the previous year, losing its position as the world’s third-largest economy to Germany. This development has also cast uncertainty on the timeline for the central bank’s departure from its decade-long ultra-loose monetary policy.  Analysts caution about a potential contraction in the current quarter, […]