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Japan Megabanks’ Strategic Share Sale Marks Big Priority Shift

Global Finance

billion of cross-shareholdings by the end of March 2027, Mizuho Financial Group expects to sell $1.9 With the Japanese economy sluggish, Wu points out, the TSE has become concerned about the low price-to-book ratios of its listed companies, including banks; half of Prime members traded below book last year.

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Market Resilience or Investors In Denial? A Mid-year Assessment for 2023!

Musings on Markets

After the run up in stock prices in the first six months, stocks look fairly valued, given estimated earnings and cash flows, and assuming that long term rates have found their steady state. trillion in the first six months of 2023, 97.2% trillion increase in value for all US equities.