Japanese Banks: Remember, Remember, the Thrift of November
Japanese people are renowned for their thrift. Even when deposit interest rates are zero they continue to save. But there is little the banks can...
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Japanese Bank Lending: Losing Momentum
Loan balances have eased back to May levels, with much of the increase in lending by the major banks in March-June reversing between July and...
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Japanese Banks: Mountains of Money
The cash piles at the banks are turning into cash mountains, prompting some to withdraw some deposit products and suspend counter operations for...
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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 Bank Lending: A Pause For Breath
After the records set in June when overall lending rose +6.8% YoY – at the time, the highest year-on-year increase recorded in the last 20 years,...
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