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Mizuho Financial Group Inc (MZ8.MU)
- GlobeNewswire
Mizuho Americas Hires Steven Valiquette as Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst to Cover Health Care Technology & Distribution
NEW YORK, June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mizuho Americas today announced the hiring of Steven Valiquette as Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst, covering Health Care Technology & Distribution. Based in New York, Valiquette reports to the Head of Americas Equity Research, Bill Featherston. Valiquette has more than 25 years of experience covering the Health Care sector and has been ranked in the top five in Health Care Technology & Distribution in the Institutional Investor’s A
- Reuters
Japan's Mizuho posts big jump in Q4 profit, forecasts growth ahead
Mizuho Financial Group reported a big jump in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday that beat expectations, helped by its overseas business and demand for loans at home, and it forecast higher profit in the current financial year. For the January-March fourth quarter, Mizuho reported a group net profit of 36.7 billion yen ($235 million), compared with 12.3 billion yen in the same period a year earlier. The results also compared to expectations for a 30.8 billion yen quarterly profit, based on the average full-year estimate by 11 analysts polled by LSEG.
- Reuters
UPDATE 4-Big Japan banks forecast record profits, signal optimism as domestic rates normalise
Japan's three biggest banks forecast record income in the coming year on Wednesday, signalling increased optimism about an economy that has only just exited from years of negative interest rates. The results from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group also show how Japanese banks are benefiting from higher interest rates in overseas markets, such as the United States, as well as a weaker yen, which inflates profits when earnings from abroad are brought home.
