The Nikkei Average continued to sharply decline, with the decline in financial stocks due to the strengthening of the yen and the decrease in interest rates.

On the 16th, the U.S. stock market was mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 41,622.08, up 228.30 points (+0.55%), the Nasdaq closed at 17,592.13, down 91.85 points (-0.52%), and the S&P 500 closed at 5,633.09, up 7.07 points (+0.13%). Ahead of the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting this week, there was a cautious stance and the market was mixed after the opening. The September New York Fed Manufacturing Business Index recovered to expansion territory for the first time in about a year, indicating a positive manufacturing sector.

Fisco JapanSep 17 14:30

How do you view the recent "hawkish" stance of the Bank of Japan executives? Goldman Sachs: The next interest rate hike may still have to wait until January next year.

Goldman Sachs believes that when evaluating the timing of interest rate hikes, it is important to consider financial market stability and inflation trends. The bank predicts that January next year will be the best time to determine whether Japan's inflation will rebound, and based on this, determine that Japan will raise interest rates in January. However, if there is significant turmoil in the financial markets, the timing of the rate hike may become uncertain.

wallstreetcnSep 13 20:57

Es Corp, Japan Foods, etc.

<2471> Espool Light Communications Corporation Shareholding Ratio 14.80% -> 15.12% Reporting Obligation Start Date 2024/09/04 <2599> Japan Foods Corporation Itochu Corporation Shareholding Ratio 83.79% -> 49.38% Reporting Obligation Start Date 2024/09/04 <3306> Nippon Seima Corporation Halk Corporation Shareholding Ratio 16.36% -> 0.00% Reporting Obligation Start Date 2024

Fisco JapanSep 12 07:47

Daikokuten Bussan, JB Eleven, etc.

<2411> Genda i Eejenshī Kabushiki-gaisha, YAMAMOTO Masatakazushi kabuken hoyū wariai 40.78% → 38.65% Hōkoku gimu hassei-bi 2024/09/02<2791> Dai Kuroten Bussan Kabushiki-gaisha, Āchizan Inbesutomento Jīpī Eruerushī (Artisan Inbesutomento GP LLC) kabuken hoyū wariai 8.92% → 7.81% Hōkoku gimu hassei-bi 2024/08/15<3066> Kabushiki-gaisha JB Irebu

Fisco JapanSep 10 07:48

List of stocks with cleared clouds (Part 2) [Ichimoku Kinko Hyo: List of Stocks with Cleared Clouds]

○ Cloud Under Top Performing Stocks Market Code Stock Name Closing Price Leading Span A Leading Span B Tokyo Main Board <1961> Mitsukikou 2188 2225.25 2212 <2168> Pasona 2207 2222 2222 <3048> Bic Camera 1567 1660 1624.5 <3076>

Fisco JapanSep 10 07:01

Former senior official of the Japan Financial Services Agency: There may be another rate hike before the end of the year!

Former senior official Tomoko Amaya of the Japan Ministry of Finance said that the central bank may raise interest rates again before the end of the year; she said that what matters is not the level or volatility of stock prices, but the level of confidence. The stable recovery of the market is enough to make interest rate hikes possible this year.

cls.cnSep 9 15:50