"at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url=" Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese financial institutions have become more exposed to market risks triggered by non-bank and overseas funds, the central ... ( read original story ...)
Japan should consider scrapping Olympics, former finance chief says
Japan needs to consider scrapping the Tokyo Olympics and speeding up its vaccine rollout amid growing virus infections, according to former Finance Minister Jun Azumi. "We’re at a point in time when ... ( read original story ...)
Japan must consider scrapping Olympics, says former finance minister
Japan needs to consider scrapping the Tokyo Olympics and speeding up its vaccine rollout amid growing virus infections, says former finance minister Jun Azumi. “We’re at a point when we should ... ( read original story ...)
Canada’s 3iQ to bring Middle East’s first listed crypto fund to Nasdaq Dubai
Canadian digital asset management firm 3iQ has received regulatory clearance for a dual listing of the Bitcoin Fund on Nasdaq Dubai, making it the Middle East's first indexed cryptocurrency digital ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Stock Market: Trades mixed even as Japan’s Nikkei 225 drops over 2.0%
Asian equities trade mixed, Japan bears the burden of virus woes. Markets in China benefit from PBOC inaction, ignore President Xi. Australia, New Zealand track Wall Street losses, US Treasury yields ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks stumble as return to coronavirus lockdowns looms
Japanese shares fell on Tuesday by their most in a month, weighed down by worries that possible reintroduction of COVID-19 lockdowns in the country's biggest cities would slow the economic recovery. ( read original story ...)
Japan has $6.1 billion trade deficit in March
Japan posted a merchandise trade surplus of 663.7 billion yen ($6.1 billion)in March, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday. Asia Exports jumped 16.1 percent Exports jumped 16.1 percent on year to 7. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens down 1.11 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 1.11 percent at 29,355.87 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix shed 0.80 percent at 1,940.92. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ to mull slashing this year’s inflation forecast: Nikkei
The Bank of Japan will consider slashing this fiscal year's inflation forecast in quarterly forecasts due out at its policy meeting on April 26-27, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Plumber Going All In Shows Retail Investors Rule Crypto Trading
A rocky weekend for the legions that poured into all things crypto after Coinbase Global Inc.’s direct listing did little to undermine its grip on retail traders. ( read original story ...)
‘Seductive charm’: There’s a surprising thread linking Ponzi, Madoff and today’s brazen crypto scammers
Crypto scams, online investor frauds, COVID-related confidence schemes—the ghosts of Carlo Ponzi and Bernie Madoff are alive and well in today's market. ( read original story ...)
China softens tone on bitcoin, calling it an ‘investment alternative’ after years of cracking down on crypto
"We regard bitcoin and stablecoin as crypto assets ...These are investment alternatives," Li Bo, deputy governor of China's central bank, told CNBC. ( read original story ...)
Dogecoin 420 Sees Crypto’s Fans Want to Turn Weed Day Into Doge Day
The hashtag #DogeDay is trending on Twitter as fans and backers of the meme-based cryptocurrency Dogecoin attempt to push up its price in celebration of 4/20 or April 20. Every year, this date is ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Sexwale was scammed’: There’s no looted fund, says Tito Mboweni
Mr Tokyo Sexwale’s statement about stolen money is untrue, sad and [it] seems that he was a victim of the many scams around,' says finance minister Tito Mboweni. ( read original story ...)
TIME Magazine to Accept Crypto for Subscriptions
In a new partnership with Crypto.com, a crypto exchange platform, TIME Magazine plans to allow users of the platform purchase its digital subscriptions with ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Stock Mania Tested by Sliding Prices, Bitcoin Slump
A drop in cryptocurrency-linked stocks in the wake of Bitcoin’s slide and Coinbase Global Inc.’s choppy debut is stirring a rallying cry from optimists who reject fears that the sector has peaked. ( read original story ...)