Mebuki Follows Resona - Bank Buyback Season Starts Strong And This Is A Good Sign
A day after Resona's ToSTNeT-3 buyback to buy crossholder shares, Mebuki announces one twice as large. Could be coincidence. Could be a theme....
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Japanese Bank Lending: Flatlining
Loan and deposit data for Japanese banks released by both the BoJ and the JBA for September 2020 confirm that the ‘dash for cash’ by major...
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Japanese Banks: Awash in Cash
The megabankers are awash in cash: their loans to deposits ratios (LDR) - an important measure of overall efficiency - have collapsed to below...
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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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Japanese Banks: End of March Blues
Last week was an extraordinarily volatile period for Japanese bank stocks, with the sector rising around 14% after a protracted period of negative...
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