Financial News: Japan Overall Bank Lending +4.8% On Year In

Japan Overall Bank Lending +4.8% On Year In March

04/09/2026 - 19:55:00 (RTTNews)

(RTTNews) - The value of overall bank lending in Japan was up 4.8 percent on year in March, the Bank of Japan said on Friday - coming in at 667.021 trillion yen.

That beat expectations for an increase of 4.4 percent and was up from 4.5 percent in February.

Excluding trusts, bank lending was up an annual 5.2 percent to 587.705 trillion yen, up from 4.9 percent in the previous month.

Lending from trusts was up 1.4 percent on year to 79.315 trillion yen, easing from 1.5 percent a month earlier.

Lending from foreign banks surged an annual 33.9 percent to 7.801 trillion yen.

For comments and feedback: contact editorial@rttnews.com

Market News provided by RTTNews

RECENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL NEWS

Japan Producer Prices Climb 0.8% In March (55 min(s), 28 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Producer prices in Japan were up 0.8 percent on month in March, the Bank of Japan said ...Full Story»

Japan Overall Bank Lending +4.8% On Year In March (01 hr(s), 12 min(s), 28 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - The value of overall bank lending in Japan was up 4.8 percent on year in March, the Ba ...Full Story»

New Zealand Manufacturing Sector Slows In March - BusinessNZ (02 hr(s), 32 min(s), 28 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - The manufacturing sector in New Zealand continued to expand in March, albeit at a slow ...Full Story»

South Korea Rate Decision On Tap For Friday (03 hr(s), 05 min(s), 28 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - The Bank of Korea will wrap up its monetary policy meeting on Friday and then announce ...Full Story»

Thirty-Year Bond Auction Attracts Average Demand (07 hr(s), 05 min(s), 28 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Finishing off this week's series of announcements of the results of its long-term ...Full Story»

U.S. Wholesale Inventories Unexpectedly Rebound In February (10 hr(s), 42 min(s), 28 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - A report released by the Commerce Department on Thursday showed wholesale inventories ...Full Story»

U.S. Consumer Prices Increase Climb 0.4% In February, In Line With Estimates (11 hr(s), 09 min(s), 28 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - A report released by the Commerce Department on Thursday showed consumer prices in the ...Full Story»

U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Climb To Two-Month High (11 hr(s), 39 min(s), 28 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - The Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing first-time claims for U.S. ...Full Story»