Japan Banks – Rare Time to Shine?
It is rare for Japan’s banks to shine. We wonder if this is now their time and even if only fleetingly so? Credit costs are down substantially for...
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The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma: Bean Counters, Dr. Copper, and Shin Ramyun
What a pleasure in being able to read Dr. Jim Walker's insights on Smartkarma! In his report, World War Three: Part 1 – Falling Fertility, Dr. Jim...
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Which Names Do the Best from September to the End of the Year....
With only 2 weeks left in August, we wanted to highlight names that you should be looking at heading into the next couple of months to the end of...
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Could Japan's Aggressive Stock Buyback Spree Slow an Economic Rebound?
Offerings of equities and convertible bonds totaled 720 billion yen over the first nine months of '16 and the trend continues unabated. Its the...
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Minimal Impact From Larger Credit Loss on Toshiba; Maintaining FVE for Major Japanese Banks
On Jan. 19, Toshiba Corp (6502 JP) reported that it will likely book a combined noncash charge of up to JPY 700 billion, mainly for goodwill...
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