Japan's economy has emerged from the initial ... featuring tips and expert insight on all things money: personal finance, careers, investing, real estate and more. The Most Important Ages for ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan wholesale prices rise for first time in 13 months as global recovery boosts commodity costs
Analysts, however, expect such pressures to remain more modest in Japan than in the United States, as slow rollouts of vaccines to combat the coronavirus pandemic are seen weighing on Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens up 0.36 pct
TOKYO, April 12 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average .N225 opened up 0.36 percent at 29,874.43 on Monday, while the broader Topix .TOPX gained 0.40 percent at 1,967.30. ( read original story ...)
Japan bank lending rises again as pandemic pressures services sector
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese bank lending rose 6.3% in March from a year earlier, data showed on Monday, as restaurants and hotels sought more loans to weather the hit from the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japan Overall Bank Lending Climbs 6.3% On Year In March
Overall bank lending in Japan was up 6.3 percent on year in March, the Bank of Japan said on Monday - coming in at 579.994 trillion ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Slow Vaccine Rollout Pushes Back Recovery Time Frame
The fast pace of finance is right at your fingertips ... A restaurant worker removes a doorway divider from a storefront in the Umeda district of Osaka, Japan, on Friday, April 9, 2021. Osaka, the ... ( read original story ...)
Yoshihide – Tokyo’s Koike says will ask govt for emergency measures to stem COVID-19 rise
The current prime minister of Japan is Yoshihide Suga. On 14 September 2020 he was elected to the presidency of the governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Long & Short: Peter Thiel Defines Bitcoin’s Accidental Role in Global Politics
As with most things in life, context is key, and this statement is crying out for it. You’re reading Crypto Long & Short, a newsletter that looks closely at the forces driving cryptocurrency markets. ( read original story ...)
‘Volatility is your friend’: A former Goldman Sachs hedge-fund boss says crypto investors should embrace bitcoin’s wild price swings – and explains why it’s one of the asset’s …
He instead argued that it should be looked at positively. Load Error "It's a feature that drives the risk-reward," Pal said at an "Investing in Crypto" conference hosted by MarketWatch. "So without ... ( read original story ...)
How The Crypto-Crazies Are Revolutionizing Online Investing
Take that, anti-crypto advisers. We may actually be at the beginning of a whole new mindset about how and what we buy. “Gaming technologies are laying the foundation for a new interactive layer for ... ( read original story ...)
Biden meets Suga, Trip.com IPO and Jimmy Lai sentencing
Allies and rivals alike will be watching Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's first meeting with Joe Biden in Washington. Before that, Suga's foreign and defense ministers will meet with their German ... ( read original story ...)
A crypto exec’s resume listed Goldman, Lending Club and RBC. He didn’t mention a prison break. Now a bankruptcy examiner claims he’s an escapee.
James Alexander listed banks and a who's-who of fintech companies on his resume. But an investigator says he also broke out of prison 12 years ago. ( read original story ...)
Coinbase’s Lofty Valuation Might Erode as Crypto Markets Mature
Cryptocurrency giant Coinbase Global Inc. is gearing up for what investors expect to be a blockbuster stock-market debut, though doubts persist about its lofty valuation. Coinbase plans to go public ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Warrantee rolling out complimentary health insurance in US, Singapore
Warrantee We first covered Warrantee seven years ago when the company’s founder Yusuke Shono was selected as a finalist at HackOsaka 2014, an annual startup conference hosted ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Didi prepares for IPO in US, sources say
Didi Chuxing, China's top ride-hailing company, is preparing an IPO in the U.S., Nikkei has learned. The IPO is expected to value the company at around $70 billion to $100 billion. Didi is expected to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan End-March Bank Lending Hits Record 537 T. Yen
Tokyo, April 9 (Jiji Press)--Outstanding bank lending in Japan stood at a record 537,075.5 billion yen at the March 31 end of fiscal 2020, up 4.7 pct from a year before, industry data said Friday. The ... ( read original story ...)