The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate and detail its plan to trim its rate of bond buying. ( read original story ...)
Asia markets are mixed open ahead of Bank of Japan rate decision, China business activity data
The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate and detail its plan to trim its rate of bond buying.
Will the Bank of Japan Raise its Interest for the Second Time This Year?
The Bank of Japan is likely to preserve the same interest rate on 31 July 2024. However, the market expects some action on stimulus policies and the details of the reduction in bond purchases.
Japan Industrial Production, Retail Sales Data Show Signs of Improvement Ahead of BOJ Meet
TOKYO--Japan's latest industrial production and retail sales data offered some positive signals about the economy, coming right on the cusp of the central bank's upcoming meeting. Industrial ...
Forget Mount Fuji. Here are 5 underrated day trips to take from Tokyo, according to a Japanese local.
Efforts have been made to avoid overcrowding around Mount Fuji. Day trips can be taken from Tokyo to Kegon Falls in Nikko or hot springs in Atami. ( read original story ...)
Four-Day Total Viewing of Olympics up 77% over Tokyo
STAMFORD, Conn. —NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Paris Olympics continues to draw large audiences with four-day total viewership average up 77% from Tokyo Olympics and its Monday July 29 coverage delivering 31.3 million viewers on NBC, Peacock, and across key NBCU platforms according to official data from Nielsen and Adobe Analytics. ( read original story ...)
Courtyard by Marriott Hotel opens in Sapporo
A Courtyard by Marriott hotel has opened in Sapporo, Hokkaido. Located in the city’s beautiful Nakajima Park area, the Courtyard by Marriott Sapporo is just a three-minute walk from the Nakajima Koen ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Chip Startup Is Right to Shoot for the Moon
Japan’s state-backed chip startup Rapidus has a similarly long-shot ambition. In a country that currently produces 40 nanometer semiconductors, the two-year-old venture has the goal of leapfrogging generations of innovation and producing bleeding-edge 2 nanometer chips in 2027. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan to outline bond taper plan, debate rate hike timing
The Bank of Japan is expected to detail plans to taper its huge bond buying on Wednesday and debate whether to raise interest rates, signalling its resolve to steadily unwind a decade of massive monetary stimulus. ( read original story ...)
China Is Moving Too Slowly to Stop Deflation. Just ask Japan.
By now, it’s painfully clear that China is asking the wrong question about the deflation it’s exporting to Asian neighbors. It’s not how Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s inner circle should be responding ... ( read original story ...)
Feds arrest Princeton grad ‘Diamondhands’ who raised $257 million for fake crypto social media site
Al-Naji ran a site called BitClout and according to the SEC siphoned millions for personal expenses, including a Beverly Hills mansion.
Top Japanese Growth Stocks With High Insider Ownership
Japan's stock markets have recently experienced sharp weekly losses, with the Nikkei 225 Index falling by 6.0% and the broader TOPIX Index down by 5.6%. Amid this market volatility, identifying growth ...
Uncovering Japan’s Undiscovered Gems This July 2024
Japan's stock markets have recently experienced sharp weekly losses, with the Nikkei 225 Index falling 6.0% and the broader TOPIX Index down 5.6%. Despite this downturn, there are still opportunities ...
Woman dies, around 150 people in Japan fall ill in Yokohama food poisoning bout
Around 150 people in Japan were struck ill and a woman died after eating grilled eel from a popular restaurant in Yokohama, said the Japanese city’s health authorities on July 29. ( read original story ...)
Why ignoring 50 million crypto voters could be risky
"Laws that are created without participation from the industry are a trainwreck waiting to happen," said Moe Vela, a former advisor to Joe Biden.
Japan Wanted Higher Inflation. Now It’s Here, and It Hurts.
Some suggest the weak consumption dragging on Japan’s economy is a response to the Bank of Japan’s low rates, raising fears that inflation will continue. ( read original story ...)