Category: FINANCE

UK financial watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority, says the number of Brits holding cryptocurrencies leapt by 20% in the past year, growing from 1.9 million to 2.3 million. The average holding ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday brought forward the time frame on which it will next raise interest rates. ( read original story ...)

Analysis of bitcoin trading data has suggested the bitcoin price could be hit by a so-called "short squeeze"—when the price of an asset increases rapidly due to an excess of bets against ... ( read original story ...)

Milbank advised About You, Europe’s fastest-growing online fashion platform of scale, and Otto Group as shareholder on the successful IPO of About You in the Prime Standard segment of the Frankfurt ... ( read original story ...)

The Nikkei share average ended 0.93 per cent lower at 29,018.33, while the broader Topix fell 0.62 per cent to 1,963.57. ( read original story ...)

Former Economic Policy Minister for Japan, Heizo Takenaka, previews the Bank of Japan decision. Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you. Sign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC ... ( read original story ...)

Former Olympic gold medallist Denise Lewis kick-started a UK-wide ‘art relay’ in St Albans today as she joined forces with Maple Primary School to encourage the nation to get behind Team GB in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)

Bukalapak, Indonesia's No. 4 e-commerce firm, is keen to raise as much as $800 million in an IPO in August, two people with knowledge of the matter said, in what is likely to be the biggest by a ... ( read original story ...)

The founder of CT Corp, one of Indonesia's largest conglomerates, aims to modernize and list the massive, 34-year-old entity -- and is banking on Japanese expertise to make it happen. Giving up their ... ( read original story ...)

FWD, the Asian insurer backed by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, has filed confidentially for an initial public offering in the U.S. ( read original story ...)

The company founded by Richard Li in 2013 said on Thursday that it had confidentially submitted filings for the IPO to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. That allows it to submit documents to ... ( read original story ...)

FWD, the acquisitive Asian insurer backed by billionaire Richard Li, has filed confidentially for a U.S. initial public offering, moving ahead with preparations for a long-awaited listing.The holding ... ( read original story ...)

What a difference six months make in the world of cryptocurrencies. In December 2020, an SEC lawsuit threatened to expel Ripple from the crypto landscape for good. The complaint by the U.S. Securities ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Golfer Ryo Ishikawa said compatriot Naomi Osaka had suffered a "tough time" and he understood her decision to skip news conferences at tennis's French Open. Osaka withdrew from the French ... ( read original story ...)

After you decide to invest in crypto, you should consider how you’ll store it. Here’s what you need to know about cryptocurrency wallets. ( read original story ...)

The logo of Toshiba Corp is seen near a traffic light in Tokyo, Japan June 11, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo ... ( read original story ...)