BRIEF-Japan Bankers Association Chair - The Banking Industry Is Seeing More Inquiries From Individual Customers Concerning The Impact Of Interest Rates And Fixed Rate Products Such As For Housing Loans

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 09/19/24 03:02 AM EDT

Sept 19 (Reuters) -

* JAPAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION CHAIR: THE BANKING INDUSTRY IS SEEING MORE INQUIRIES FROM INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMERS CONCERNING THE IMPACT OF INTEREST RATES AND FIXED RATE PRODUCTS SUCH AS FOR HOUSING LOANS

* JAPAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION CHAIR: I HOPE THAT WHOEVER BECOMES THE NEW PRIME MINSTER WILL CONTINUE KISHIDA GOVERNMENT'S SUCCESSES IN BRINGING ABOUT THE MOVE FROM SAVINGS TO INVESTMENT

* JAPAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION CHAIR: UNTIL NOW THE FOCUS WAS ON THE TIMING OF THE LOWERING OF INTEREST RATES IN THE US, NOW THE FOCUS IS THE SPEED OF REDUCTION

* JAPAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION CHAIR: FOR BANKS WITH LARGE OVERSEAS OPERATIONS, LOWERING OF US INTEREST RATES WILL HAVE SMALL NEGATIVE IMPACT Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: [ ] (Reporting by Anton Bridge)

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Lower-quality debt securities generally offer higher yields, but also involve greater risk of default or price changes due to potential changes in the credit quality of the issuer. Any fixed income security sold or redeemed prior to maturity may be subject to loss.

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