For years we've been told Australian property only ever goes up.
Now some investors are betting against the big four banks, suggesting they see real risks ahead, including the possibility that Australia's inflated housing market may finally face a meaningful correction.

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Why investors are betting against the big four banks | The Business | ABC NEWS

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Mizuho Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pushed foreign-currency bond sales by Japanese companies to a record for any quarter as the nation's companies tap deeper overseas markets to finance growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/30/companies/mizuho-smfg-foreign-currency-bond-sale/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #bonds #banks #mizuho #sumitomomitsui
Mizuho and SMFG fuel record Japanese corporate bond sales overseas

The surge in issuance in overseas currencies is in part being fueled by the depreciating yen, which slid to its weakest level against the dollar since 1986 this week.

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Lenders to Godiva Japan have agreed to extend by nine months the maturity of about ¥75 billion in loans to the struggling chocolate maker, according to people familiar with the matter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/30/companies/godiva-loan-extension-agreement/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #godiva #mufg #sumitomomitsui #banks
Godiva’s Japan lenders agree on 9-month loan extension

The chocolate maker posted a net loss of about ¥30 billion for the year ended December 2025.

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Japanese regional banks have begun offering loans secured by companies' growth potential and other intangible assets as part of efforts to revitalize regional economies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/29/companies/regional-banks-growth-potential-loans/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #banks #japaneseeconomy
Japanese banks offer loans secured by future growth potential

The system is designed to make it easier for companies to get loans without putting up land, factories or other assets as collateral or individual managers as joint guarantors.

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To pare exposure amid President Prabowo Subianto's increasingly state-focused economic policies, the three biggest foreign banks in Indonesia have shipped around $640 million of their earnings out since 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/29/markets/prabowo-banks-cash-indonesia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #prabowosubianto #indonesia #banks #investments
Prabowo risks prompt global banks to pull cash out of Indonesia

Some banks decided to curb exposure to Indonesia as they became increasingly concerned over the country’s policy direction that has dented foreign investors’ confidence.

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The battle for the worst job in Britain heats up

Andy Burnham’s choice of chancellor will be the clearest signal of the direction he is planning on taking the country as a whole.

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7:11pm Beggin' for Thread by Banks
#KJAC #TheColoradoSound #Banks
It's more #Capitalist cuz I don't take somebody else's taxes to finance the business. The plan will raise the capital. That's not a problem. Offer it internationally & then watch #Banks bend their knee. If the only thing they care about is money, they are easy to manipulate if you're willing to.🔦🔦🔦