Ramp makes it easier for different platforms to accept cryptocurrency payments, a sector it predicts to grow as digital currencies go mainstream. ( read original story ...)
Binance curbs UK trader access to risky crypto derivatives
Binance has moved to restrict UK customer access to crypto derivatives after its chief executive said the exchange plans to renew its push for regulatory approval to operate in the country. The crypto ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei ends flat ahead of Fed meeting outcome
Toyota was the second-best performer among the 30 core Topix names, notching a 3.59% gain after Japan's biggest automaker said it would commit about $70 billion to electrify its lineup by 2030. ( read original story ...)
Japan aims to boost five-year defense spending to 30 trln yen -Nikkei
Japan’s government is working to increase the country’s five-year defense spending to 30 trillion yen ($263.85 billion) in a plan to be announced in 2022, the daily Nikkei said on Wednesday. Japan has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan working to increase five-year defence spending to 30 trillion yen – Nikkei
Japan's government is working on plans to increase the country's five-year defence spending to 30 trillion yen ($263.85 billion) in a plan to be announced at the end of 2022, the daily Nikkei said on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Lower House OKs FY 2021 Extra Budget
Japan's House of Representatives passed on Wednesday the government's fiscal 2021 supplementary budget designed to finance measures aimed at recovering the country's economy from the COVID-19 pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan lower house OKs record $320 bil. extra budget for stimulus
Japan's House of Representatives Wednesday approved a record 36.0 trillion yen ($320 billion) supplementary budget for fiscal 2021 to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan gov’t U-turns, to accept liability in document-tampering scandal suit
The Japanese government has decided to admit liability for damages in a lawsuit over the death of Finance Ministry employee Toshio Akagi, who ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Reports 29 New COVID-19 Cases
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Tokyo reports 29 new coronavirus cases
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday reported 29 new coronavirus cases, up five from Tuesday and eight more than last Wednesday. The number of infected people hospitalized with severe ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo registers 29 coronavirus infections on Dec. 15
The Japanese capital recorded 29 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 15, after reporting 24 the previous day, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan lower house passes record extra budget to prop COVID-hit economy
Japan's lower house of parliament on Wednesday passed the government's biggest-ever extra budget worth $316 billion as it looks to spur a recovery from COVID-19 pandemic. The first extra budget ... ( read original story ...)
Suntory CEO says quick rollout of vaccine boosters key for Japan service sector
The head of Japanese beverage group Suntory Holdings said a quick deployment of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots will be key if the country's service sector is to continue to recover from the impact of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei inches down ahead of Fed outcome, Toyota boosts
Japan's Nikkei inched down ahead of a crucial policy decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday, with declines in shipping stocks outweighing gains in carmaker Toyota and its group companies. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Market Slightly Lower, Pares Early Gains
The Japanese stock market is slightly lower on Wednesday after being in the green most of the morning, extending the losses in the previous session, with the benchmark Nikkei index staying above the ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei in the Americas
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