saharafang, 9 months ago to stocks

To me, there’s one problem that stands out like a beacon: MONEY
(making money is art)

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

As the saying goes, “truth is stranger than fiction” here are the 5 Finance & Wall Street films can provide a bit of insight into the wild and sometimes absurd world of finance:

1. The Big Short
2. Margin Call
3. Boiler Room
4. The Wolf of Wall Street
5. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

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thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

Indonesia is witnessing a boom in IPOs as the country pushes to transform itself into an electric vehicle hub by capitalizing on its abundance of minerals essential to making batteries for EVs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/26/business/financial-markets/indonesia-ipo-boom/?utm_content=buffer02116&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #financialmarkets #indonesia #ipo #electricvehicles

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

Japanese retail investors — who dominate spot trading in Tokyo’s foreign-exchange market — have increased bets on volatile currencies despite the rising risk of a monetary policy shift at home this year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/24/business/financial-markets/retail-traders-currencies/?utm_content=buffer71b5a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #financialmarkets #foreignexchange #investments

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

In an unusual move, the Tokyo Stock Exchange has urged companies listed on its Prime and Standard sections to promote management that places greater focus on stock prices and capital efficiency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/24/business/financial-markets/tse-price-improvement/?utm_content=buffer161bf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #financialmarkets #stocks #tse #investments

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

The market for yen bonds from global firms is hotter than it’s been in years, providing money managers with an oasis as rates volatility soars. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/24/business/financial-markets/yen-bond-oasis/?utm_content=buffer604d0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #financialmarkets #yen #bonds #investments #japaneseeconomy

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

Mizuho has raised ¥261 billion ($1.9 billion) by selling Additional Tier 1 bonds, becoming the third Japanese megabank to issue such notes this year after the collapse of Credit Suisse set off a global fire sale. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/20/business/financial-markets/mizuho-at1-sales/?utm_content=buffer2174d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #financialmarkets #bonds #mizuho #creditsuisse

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

Cooling U.S. inflation is proving to be a gamechanger for Nikko Asset’s senior executive director. He’s ditched his bearish view on the yen, and now has a ¥135 target against the dollar by year-end. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/20/business/financial-markets/nikko-asset-shifts-bullish-yen-slant/?utm_content=buffer1b19b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #financialmarkets #yen #japaneseeconomy #dollar #forex #nikkoassetmanagement

thejapantimes, 10 months ago to news

An $880 billion fund is betting it’s only a matter of time before the Bank of Japan tightens monetary policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/18/business/financial-markets/fund-on-jgb/?utm_content=buffer5ea4f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #financialmarkets #boj #investments #japaneseeconomy #jgb

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news

SBI Holdings, Rakuten Group and Monex Group have been revealed to be among the brokerages in Japan that also sold Credit Suisse’s riskiest bonds to retail investors, highlighting the widening fallout of these products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/13/business/financial-markets/credit-suisse-japan-fallout/?utm_content=buffer5537d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #financialmarkets #rakuten #bonds #sbi #monex #creditsuisse

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news

More than 80 Japanese firms including chip device manufacturer Rohm and Shin-Etsu Chemical have announced stock splits so far in 2023 — almost double the pace of a year earlier and the most for the period in five years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/11/business/financial-markets/japan-stock-splits-beat-market-topix/?utm_content=bufferbc287&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #financialmarkets #stocks #tse #investments #japaneseeconomy

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news

Global rice prices, now at their highest in 11 years, are set to rally further after India moved to boost payments to farmers, just as El Nino threatens yields in key producers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/06/business/financial-markets/rice-costlier-weather-india-farm-supply/?utm_content=buffer8277a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #financialmarkets #africa #india #rice #climatechange

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news

Japan’s top performance comes as the nation boasts a stock market that has soared to levels unseen in more than three decades, amid inflows from bullish overseas investors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/06/business/financial-markets/japan-ipos-top-asia/?utm_content=buffer70fcf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #financialmarkets #stocks #tse #investments #ipo

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news

Remarks by Japan's top financial diplomat likely signal Tokyo's desire to keep the market on guard about possible currency intervention to prop up the yen, which has been hovering near ¥145 to the dollar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/04/business/financial-markets/japan-yen-dollar-us-dialogue/?utm_content=buffera04d4&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #financialmarkets #yen #dollar #forex #shunichisuzuki #masatokanda

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news

Beyond Warren Buffett's endorsement of Japan, a weak yen, renewed efforts to lift corporate value and geopolitical tensions are all playing a role in foreign investors' reassessment of the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/30/business/financial-markets/japan-warren-buffett-investment-trends/?utm_content=buffer5c481&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #financialmarkets #yen #taiwan #stocks #warrenbuffett #tse

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news

The Bank of Japan held 53.34% of outstanding Japanese government bonds at the end of March, a record high, after it stepped up buying to keep borrowing costs extremely low. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/27/business/financial-markets/boj-government-bonds/?utm_content=bufferad8d1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #financialmarkets #boj #bonds #japaneseeconomy

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news

Tomomitsu Oba, former vice minister for international affairs at the Finance Ministry, was a key figure in shaping the 1985 Plaza Accord intended to stop the U.S. dollar's rise against other major economies' currencies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/27/business/financial-markets/oba-plaza-accord-died/?utm_content=buffer3c9c2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #financialmarkets #obituary #forex #currencies #tomomitsuoba

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news

A crypto winter appears set to endure in the U.S., and some industry players in Japan believe that could mark an opportunity for Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/26/business/financial-markets/japan-crypto-us-turmoil/?utm_content=buffer35aa7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #financialmarkets #cryptocurrencies #binance #coinbase

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda has been taking a neutral stance on the yen's fall of late, calling it "positive for some sectors but negative for others." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/25/business/financial-markets/yen-fall-focus/?utm_content=buffer9a620&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #financialmarkets #yen #boj #trade #inflation #japaneseeconomy #dollar #forex

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news

Japan’s startup equity gauge has accelerated gains in the past few weeks to nearly catch up to the benchmark index, as investors look to smaller stocks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/22/business/financial-markets/startups-market-rally/?utm_content=buffer4fb48&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #financialmarkets #stocks #tse #startups

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news

Japan is closely monitoring currency moves to ensure foreign exchange rates remain stable and reflect economic fundamentals, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/20/business/financial-markets/foreign-exchange-rates/?utm_content=buffer0518f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #financialmarkets #yen #forex #shunichisuzuki

thejapantimes, 11 months ago to news

Retail prices of gold are surging to record-high levels near ¥10,000 per gram in Japan on the back of lingering economic uncertainties and the yen's recent decline against the dollar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/06/20/business/financial-markets/gold-record-prices/?utm_content=bufferdf7e0&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #financialmarkets #yen #japaneseeconomy #tanakakikinzokukogyo

adamasnemesis, 1 year ago to random

Everyone said tech was such an awful place to put your money, I stay the course, and now this morning on Bloomberg I see that, remarkably (he!), tech is way up year to date and nigh-everything else is down. Gotta love to see it! 😀💸

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