I am very worried about J-banks going after strong stakes in external banks. Don't they have enough of their own issues to deal with? And won't this increase risk to both the J consumer and economy?
This is like Japan buying Pebble Beach and Rockefeller Center in the 1980s. The wrong investment at the wrong time. Does anybody believe there is a bright future for investment banking over the mid-term?
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tkoind2 at 09:04 AM JST - 7th October
I am very worried about J-banks going after strong stakes in external banks. Don't they have enough of their own issues to deal with? And won't this increase risk to both the J consumer and economy?
TokyoVP at 08:08 PM JST - 7th October
This is like Japan buying Pebble Beach and Rockefeller Center in the 1980s. The wrong investment at the wrong time. Does anybody believe there is a bright future for investment banking over the mid-term?
some14some at 11:48 PM JST - 7th October
Fed will welcome any such move whether from Japanese Bank or non-Japanese, Fed just wants to get rid of bad assets.