FTSE 100 Live 27 January: Tech stocks in big fall, Ryanair cuts passenger forecast
The popularity of lower cost China startup DeepSeek heightened jitters ahead of a big few days for mega-cap results. Elsewhere, low-cost airline Ryanair has downgraded its passenger growth target due to Boeing delivery delays.
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FTSE-100 software group Sage braced for row over recruitment awards
Sage Group, the FTSE-100 software provider, is braced for an investor backlash after proposing big increases to new executives' potential pay packages. Sky News has learnt that Institutional ...
Barclays hires Takemura as Japan macro trading head, Bloomberg reports
Barclays (BCS) hired former Garda Capital Partners portfolio manager Yoichi Takemura to strengthen its yen rates trading business, Takashi
Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008
Japan raises interest rates to highest level in 17 years
Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest in 17 years, yen jumps
Citing security, Japan to plug loophole in reporting rules for foreign investment
Japan's finance ministry plans to plug a loophole in reporting requirements for foreign investors under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, in an effort to prevent intelligence from leaking to foreign governments.
Japanese Investors Boost Foreign Stock Purchases on Fed Rate-Cut Hopes
(Reuters) - Japanese investors raised their holdings in foreign stocks, driven by a benign U.S. core inflation report that fuelled expectations of Federal Reserve cuts and boosted global equities, while a strong yen also lifted domestic buying power.
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Tokyo stocks surge on firm chip shares led by SoftBank Group
Tokyo stocks ended sharply higher Wednesday, driven by gains in semiconductor-related shares following news that SoftBank Group will join a major artificial intelligence investment project in the United States.
Tokyo Gas Focusing on More Investment Opportunities in the US
Tokyo Gas Co. will look for more opportunities to invest in the US, following a series of acquisitions it’s already made in the country.
Ashurst Strengthens Tokyo Office With Partner Hire From Big Four Japanese Firm AMT
The hire follows other recent additions across the firm’s offices in Asia, including James Ford in Hong Kong and Kok Jin Ong in Singapore.
Yen Outperforms G-10 Peers as Traders Look Past Trump to BOJ
The yen was alone among Group-of-10 currencies in rising against the dollar on Tuesday as traders wagered that Donald Trump’s first salvo on tariffs won’t stop a potential interest rate hike from the Bank of Japan on Friday.
Stock market today: World shares gain after S&P 500 climbs to a record and Bank of Japan raises rate
World shares have advanced after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate
FTSE 100 rises to near record levels; CMC Markets tumbles
The UK's FTSE 100 rose on Thursday, ending just short of a fresh record high as investors sought clarity on U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies, while shares in trading companies CMC Markets and IG Group tumbled after results.