japan

Should markets worry about imported deflation?

With many eyes on China, exporting softer consumer prices from one economy to another is not an ideal solution for central banks facing an uncertain inflationary outlook. After its first rate hike in years, investors could look to Japan for lessons.
March 26, 2024

MUFG appoints Mick Wang as head of China business unit

Wang, who joins from Citibank, will lead MUFG China’s non-Japanese client coverage teams for its corporate banking portfolio, comprising local and global corporates, Chinese SOEs and financial institutional clients.
November 14, 2023

Land of the rising funds

Japan finds itself at an inflection point, with equities finally back up to 1990 levels, and inflation on the rise after decades of deflation. But impending policy decisions by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will test the market’s resilience.
August 22, 2023