MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.7%. China stocks fell, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng index down over 1%, while the blue-chip shares eased 0.3%.
Japan finally raises interest rates as inflation wish comes true
The Bank of the Japan (BOJ) increased its key interest rate from -0.1% to a range of 0%-0.1%. It comes as wages have jumped after consumer prices rose. The bank had in 2016 cut the rate below zero in ...
Bank of Japan Ends Negative Interest Rates
The decision marks the end of a global era of negative interest rates that began in the 2010s. Other central banks that had introduced negative rates in the 2010s, including the E ...
Bank of Japan hikes rates for the first time in 17 years, abolishes yield curve control
Japan's central bank raised interest rates on Tuesday for the first time since 2007 and abolished its yield control curve policy, ending the world's last negative rates regime on early signs of robust ...
Bank of Japan ends negative-rate era, hikes for first time since 2007
Japan’s central bank raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years Tuesday, tightening its monetary policy amid stubborn inflation.
Japan Set to Decide on Ending the World’s Last Negative Rates
The prospect of the BOJ lifting its negative interest rate policy has also spurred Japan Inc. to seek financing in the bond market while the rates are low. The total amount of bonds issued in Japan ...
Bank of Japan ends negative rates, closing era of radical policy
The Bank of Japan ended eight years of negative interest rates and other remnants of its unorthodox policy on Tuesday, making a historic shift away from a focus of reflating growth with decades of ...
US and Japan seek UN resolution calling on all nations to ban nuclear weapons in outer space
The United States and Japan are sponsoring a U.N. Security Council resolution calling on nations not to deploy or develop nuclear weapons in space ... ( read original story ...)
US and Japan push for ban on nuclear weapons in space with UN security council resolution
UN chief António Guterres says risk of nuclear war has escalated and that ‘humanity cannot survive a sequel to Oppenheimer’ ... ( read original story ...)
Biden to host Japan PM Kishida, Philippines President Marcos for White House summit
President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for a White House summit next month. ( read original story ...)
As millions sit empty, ‘vacant home insurance’ started by Tokyo nonprofit
TOKYO -- A nonprofit organization here that provides management services for empty houses and land has launched a "vacant house insurance" program that addresses the concerns of empty house owners, ... ( read original story ...)
Slerf Shows the Crypto Crowd’s Standards Are Lower Than Ever
Case in point: the Slerf token. Slerf is a sloth-themed memecoin that skyrocketed in value over the weekend, leading to some $1.7 billion in trading volume. Slerf, which appears to be based around a ...
Bernstein makes $7.5 trillion crypto market prediction
Crypto's market cap sits at approximately $2.56 trillion today, according to CoinMarketCap, but the analysts believe it is poised for a threefold increase during a “monster of a crypto cycle over 2024 ...
Judge slams SEC for ‘gross abuse of power’ in crypto case, imposes sanctions
On Monday, a federal judge took the unprecedented step of imposing sanctions on the Securities and Exchange Commission related to a lawsuit the agency brought against the Utah-based crypto company ...
Asia markets poised to fall ahead of central bank decisions from Japan and Australia
The Bank of Japan is widely reported to be ending its negative interest rate policy, while the RBA is expected to hold rates steady.
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