Japanese Bank Lending: An Ebb Tide in 2021?
The ‘dash for cash’ by large corporates appears to be over, at least in terms of lending by the major banks. Only the small secondary regionals...
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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 Regional Banks: An Old Chestnut Reappears
A curious thing happened on Friday. The Japanese Topix Index fell almost 1%, reflecting overnight weakness on Wall Street, but the banking sector...
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