DAVID ZERVOS: It's Great News That Gold And Japanese Government Bonds Are Getting Crushed
Source: BusinessInsider
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-17 06:56:26 -0700 | business-news
Japanese Government Bonds (JGB) have also been getting slammed lately, although yields are still incredibly low. We've been talking about why the gold decline is good news (it means an end to fear, and an increase in desire to put...
In Search of Japan's Missing Startups
Source: Forbes
Toyota :: Japan | updated 2013-05-17 06:42:29 -0700 | business-news
The difficulty in Japanese entrepreneurship comes when they attempt to create market geometries that reach beyond hyper-local street corner' markets to national or global scale. Startup entrepreneurs are present of course, but often seen as a breed apart'.
CAPITULATION: Money Flowed Into Stocks Like Crazy This Week
Source: BusinessInsider
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-17 10:37:35 -0700 | business-news
Monster equity inflows" this week show a "capitulation into equities," says BofA strategist Michael Hartnett. Equity funds increased assets under management by $14.1 billion in the week ended May 15, with $12.5 billion of that going into broad stock market...
Auto review: Acura RLX fails to impress when compared with its peers
Source: The Idaho Statesman
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-17 05:39:07 -0700 | business-news
Los Angeles Times Strip away the $61,345 price tag and ignore all of its competitors, and the 2014 Acura RLX isn't a bad car. It's a quiet, luxurious and stylish front-wheel-drive sedan that sits at the top of the lineup...
Donaldson Reports Third Quarter Results
Source: The Motley Fool
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-17 05:11:09 -0700 | business-news
Our overall sales growth during the quarter continued to be challenged by the global economic environment, said Bill Cook, Donaldson's CEO. On the positive side, our Gas Turbine Products' sales increased 35 percent as we delivered a number of large projects...
Why Not All REITs are the Best Investments for Yield
Source: Money Morning
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-17 04:30:27 -0700 | business-news
Most of them yield far more than Treasury or corporate bonds so they have attracted attention and dollars over the past few years. It is not just individual investors who are searching for yield. Large pension and investment funds can...
Mid-size sedans still make sense. Why aren't we buying them?
Source: The Globe & Mail
Toyota :: Japan | updated 2013-05-17 05:39:16 -0700 | business-news
EDT 2013 Ford Fusion (Ford) Their names are as familiar as Snow White's vertically challenged chorus, and perhaps even your kids: Camry, Fusion, Accord, Sonata, Malibu, Altima, Passat, Avenger (and its twin, 200), Mazda6, Legacy, Optima. More numerous than Disney...
Sony, Panasonic have robust plans for India
Source: India Abroad
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-17 02:48:56 -0700 | business-news
U nlike their struggles elsewhere, Japanese majors Sony and Panasonic show no sign of fatigue in India, as consumers continue to lap up their products here. The Osaka-headquartered Panasonic, which makes the Viera brand of TVs [ Get Quote ]...
Markets Are Going Nowhere
Source: BusinessInsider
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-17 01:39:01 -0700 | business-news
Shutterstock.com / Andriy Markov At the moment, we're looking at a very quiet last day of the week...Europe is mixed with some markets a little up, and others a little lower...Later today we get Michigan Consumer Sentiment, but that's about...
IG Markets - Trading Wrap
Source: Scoop
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-17 05:45:51 -0700 | business-news
The kitchen sink has been thrown at the AUD this week and finally the bond market has not been able to save the currency as it closes in on a commodity price-based fair value model of around 0.9400. The AUD...
As yen falls, goods from Japan are more affordable
Source: Miami Herald
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-17 09:23:25 -0700 | business-news
A plunge in the cost of gas drove down a measure of U.S. consumer prices last month by the most since December 2008. Excluding the drop in fuel costs, prices were largely unchanged. Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages rose...
BSE Sensex gains 54 points in early trade
Source: Indian Express
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-17 05:36:34 -0700 | business-news
BSE Sensex today extended gains for the fourth straight day by adding over 54 points in early trade on continued foreign funds inflow, amid a firming trend in the Asian region. The 30-share barometer rose by 54.25 points, or 0.27...
As yen falls, goods from Japan are more affordable
Source: Merced Sun-Star
Toyota :: Japan | updated 2013-05-17 05:39:13 -0700 | business-news
And as sales of Japanese products grow, Japan's economy benefits...Japan's critics say it's manipulating its currency to give Japanese companies an unfair edge over foreign rivals. Japan says it's seeking to energize its economy, not lower the yen...An economically stronger...
BOJ may seek ways to calm bond yields, policy on hold
Source: Turks and Caicos Free Press
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-17 08:11:35 -0700 | business-news
A man takes pictures in front of the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, March 29, 2013. Yuya Shino The central bank may front-load bond purchases or offer funds via market operations more frequently if the bond market turbulence persists,...
$A falls as Japanese traders sell
Source: The Age
Date :: Japan | updated 2013-05-16 20:49:50 -0700 | business-news
On Friday morning, the Australian currency dropped as low as 97.53 US cents, its weakest level since June 2012. Friday, the local unit recovered a little to 97.62 US cents, down from 98.37 cents on Thursday. The Australian dollar also...
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