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By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan stands ready to ramp up government bond buying if long-term interest rates rise sharply, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday after recent increases in yields to their highest in about 15 years. Ueda said the BOJ’s basic stance was to allow market forces to determine …

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By Kane Wu and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Chinese companies, mainly those in the tech sector, are accelerating plans to raise funds offshore, tapping into a rebound in investor sentiment fueled by hopes of Beijing’s support for private firms and the popularity of DeepSeek, bankers said. In a sign of the pickup in offshore …

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Moody’s Ratings said on Friday it has downgraded its rating of Nissan Motor’s credit by one notch to junk status, citing a weak and worsening outlook for the Japanese automaker’s credit profile. The credit-rating firm cut Nissan’s senior unsecured rating to Ba1 from Baa3 and maintained its negative outlook. In a report, …

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By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s core consumer inflation hit 3.2% in January for its fastest pace in 19 months, data showed on Friday, reinforcing expectations that the central bank will keep raising interest rates from levels still seen as low. Bond yields rose on the data, as markets factor in the chance that …

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By Scott Murdoch and Sophie Yu (Reuters) – China’s largest bubble tea and drinks firm, Mixue Group, is seeking to raise HK$3.45 billion ($443.66 million) in a Hong Kong initial public offering, a regulatory filing showed on Friday. The company started bookbuilding on Friday for its sale of 17.1 million shares at a fixed price …

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