Japanese Bank Aozora Shares Drop by 20% Due to US Property Losses

Japan’s Aozora Bank Ltd. dropped by 20% due to unprecedented losses associated with US commercial property. This has raised concerns about the global banking sector’s vulnerability to failing real estate investments. Aozora Bank Ltd., the 16th largest bank in Japan by market value, projected a net loss of 28 billion yen ($191 million) for the fiscal year, in contrast to its earlier expectation of a 24 billion yen profit. As a result of this revelation, the bank’s shares plummeted by more than 20% in Tokyo.

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