Leo Lewis Journalist Profile

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Oil prices surge after Israel’s attack on Iran

2 weeks ago | ft.com | David Sheppard |Leo Lewis |Jamie Smyth

Oil prices surged on Friday as Israel’s air strikes against Iran threatened supplies across the region and sparked a rush to haven assets.
Japan faces big decisions on tackling bond market volatility

4 weeks ago | ft.com | Leo Lewis |Alan Livsey

Japan’s government and central bank face important decisions in the coming weeks as they decide how best to deal with a surge to record...
Japanese bonds rally on hopes of less supply

1 month ago | ft.com | Leo Lewis |Arjun Neil Alim

Japanese longer-dated bonds rallied on Tuesday after the government took the rare step of canvassing primary dealers and other market...
European companies hail Japan’s embrace of non-US defence procurement

1 month ago | ft.com | Harry Dempsey |Leo Lewis

European defence companies say Japan has accelerated its opening to non-American suppliers of military equipment since the election of US...
SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son floats idea of US-Japan sovereign wealth fund

1 month ago | ft.com | Leo Lewis |David Keohane |Demetri Sevastopulo

SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son has floated the idea of creating a joint US-Japan sovereign wealth fund to make large-scale investments in...
Asian currencies boosted by investor bets on US trade deals

1 month ago | ft.com | William Sandlund |Ian Smith |Leo Lewis

Bets that currency deals will form part of trade negotiations with the US have helped lift a string of Asian currencies against the...
Japan’s long-term borrowing costs hit record high on demand fears

1 month ago | ft.com | Leo Lewis |Ian Smith

Yields on the longest-dated Japanese government bonds surged to record highs on Tuesday after a dismal debt auction added to investor...
Japan to hold out for better trade deal with US

1 month ago | ft.com | Leo Lewis |Harry Dempsey

Japan has signalled it is prepared to hold out for a better deal with US President Donald Trump over trade tariffs, pushing for full...
Japan shares surge after Toyota spurs hopes for wider corporate shake-up

2 months ago | ft.com | Leo Lewis |David Keohane

Shares in a swath of companies surged in Tokyo on Monday after a $42bn plan for carmaker Toyota Motor to take private its parts-making...
Nomura’s top banker says traders’ ability to go ‘max risk’ is now higher

2 months ago | ft.com | David Keohane |Leo Lewis

The British banker tasked with overhauling Nomura’s global investment operations after a $2.9bn hit from the collapse of Archegos has...