Mizuho Research Institute

Type: Company

Name: Mizuho Research Institute

First reported Jun 14 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Japan approves growth steps, promises to do more after polls

TOKYO, June 14 (Reuters) - Japan's cabinet rubber-stamped a set of measures on Friday to boost economic growth that so far have failed to impress markets and made Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promise to take more steps after next month's upper house ele ... [Published CNBC - Jun 14 2013]

Entities: Shinzo Abe, Japan, Yasuo Yamamoto, Mizuho Research Institute

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 14 2013 - 1 reports

Global stocks slide led by Tokyo on worries

Investor skepticism about the economic strategies of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for extricating Japan from two decades of stagnation also figured high in the Nikkei 225's big drop."The markets have been nervous for some time, and there was disappointment ... [Published Chambersburg Public Opinion - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Tokyo, ELAINE KURTENBACH, Shanghai, Japan, Index

First reported Jun 13 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Global stocks slide led by Tokyo on worries

TOKYOGlobal stock markets endured sharp losses Thursday as gyrations on the Tokyo market, the Asian region's biggest, continuedfueled by worries about a surging yen and monetary policies in the U.S.Investor skepticism about the economic strategies of ... [Published Contra Costa Times - Jun 13 2013]

Entities: Tokyo, Mizuho Research Institute, Futures

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 13 2013 - 1 reports

Bank of Japan

Japan April core machinery orders fall 8.8 percent

Japan's core private-sector machinery orders, a leading indicator of corporate capital spending, fell 8.8 percent from March, the government said Wednesday. "The total value of machinery orders received by 280 manufacturers operating in Japan decreased ... [Published Individual.com - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Machinery Orders, Japan, Bank of Japan, Mizuho Research Institute, Economic Growth

First reported Jun 12 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

Shinzo Abe

Has Abenomics benefited the average Japanese?

Japan's first quarter GDP has increased to an annualized growth of 4.1 per cent but is Abenomics having an effect on the average Japanese?Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (AFP/Toru Yamanaka)TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is firming up the ... [Published Channel NewsAsia - Jun 12 2013]

Entities: Shinzo Abe, Liberal Democratic Party (JP), Mizuho Research Institute

First reported Jun 10 2013 - Updated Jun 10 2013 - 1 reports

Japanese Economic Data Give Abe a Lift

TOKYO-- Japan posted a strong current-account surplus in April while revised data on gross domestic product for the January-March quarter showed the economy grew more quickly than previously forecast, welcome news for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after recent ... [Published 4 Traders - Jun 10 2013]

Entities: Shinzo Abe, Gross Domestic Product, Takashi Mochizuki, Nikkei Index

First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 1 reports

UPDATE 1-Japan firms' capex falls but no big GDP revision expected

* Q1 capex -3.9 pct yr/yr, down for 2nd straight quarter* Sales -5.8 pct yr/yr, recurring profits +6.0 pct yr/yr* Analysts see little change to revised Q1 GDP* Capital spending has been weak spot in 'Abenomics'TOKYO, June 3 (Reuters) - Japanese firms ... [Published CNBC - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: Gross Domestic Product, Shinzo Abe, Yasuo Yamamoto, Mizuho Research Institute, Machinery Orders

First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 1 reports

Japan's industrial output rises for 5th month in April

Japan's industrial production advanced 1.7 percent in April from the previous month for the fifth consecutive monthly rise, with the weaker yen boosting exports of transport equipment makers, the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry said Friday.But the ... [Published GlobalPost - May 31 2013]

Entities: Index, Mizuho Research Institute, Japan, Transportation

First reported May 31 2013 - Updated May 31 2013 - 1 reports

Japan Economic Activity Gradually Picking Up

--Japan's industrial production rises 1.7% in April, well above 0.5% forecasted gain--Survey of manufacturers suggest weaker months ahead--Price data shows deflation remains in place in April with core CPI down 0.4%--Tokyo advance data for May suggests ... [Published 4 Traders - May 31 2013]

Entities: Bank of Japan, Ueno (Japan), Japan, Mizuho Securities Co Ltd

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Wigan the centre for Japanese-led heat pump study

UK: Leading air conditioning manufacturers Hitachi and Daikin are part of a Japanese-led consortium which is to study the feasibility of heat pumps and information and communication technologies (ICT) in a demonstration project in Wigan.The consortium, ... [Published ACR News - May 23 2013]

Entities: Heat Pump, Consortium, Hitachi Ltd, Demonstration, Mizuho Research Institute

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Despite sceptics, Abenomics gives Japan a jolt

1 min 22 sec agoTOKYO — After years of grinding malaise, Japan suddenly has some of its bling back.A humbled Sony — once a titan of Japan Inc — recently sprang back into the black for the first time in five years, courtesy of a plunging yen.Honda, another ... [Published Today Online - May 21 2013]

Entities: Japan, Shinzo Abe, Tokyo

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Japan April exports seen up but trade deficit to persist

* Japan April exports forecast +5.9 pct, imports +6.7 pct * Trade balance seen in the red for a 10th straight month * Weak yen, global recovery to help exports albeit slowly * Data due on Wednesday at 8:50 a.m. (Tuesday at 2350 GMT By Tetsushi Kajimoto ... [Published Sharenet - May 21 2013]

Entities: Trade Deficit, Japan, Trade Balance, Japan Earthquake & Tsunami, Mizuho Research Institute

Quotes

"It will be difficult to ease regulations in a short timeframe as those who are against such steps have to be convinced. The important thing is that the government keeps sending messages it is working and pushing forward with reforms."

Japan approves growth steps, promises to do more after polls [Published CNBC - Jun 14 2013]

"The markets have been nervous for some time, and there was disappointment among some investors" said Katsuyuki Hasegawa, chief market economist at Mizuho Research Institute in Tokyo

Global stocks slide led by Tokyo on worries [Published Contra Costa Times - Jun 13 2013]

"We need to stay calm," he told reporters. "The real economy and leading indicators are showing recovery so we are confident about our measures."

Global stocks slide led by Tokyo on worries [Published Chambersburg Public Opinion - Jun 13 2013]

"If the LDP wins, then this administration will be a long lasting one compared to others. The Abe administration will then be able to specifically put his growth strategy in place" explained Mr Noguchi

Has Abenomics benefited the average Japanese? [Published Channel NewsAsia - Jun 12 2013]

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Wigan the centre for Japanese-led heat pump study [Published ACR News - May 23 2013]
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