Category: FINANCE

Japan's Fujikura has become a standout in the red-hot Nikkei share gauge on expectations the century-old wire maker will benefit from increased investment in artificial intelligence data centres that ...

TOKYO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - U.S. distressed asset investor Lone Star Funds has won the right to buy the Osaka Prefectural Urban Development Co, half-owned by Japan's Osaka prefecture, for 78 billion yen ...

Japan’s new finance minister said it is necessary for the administration and the BOJ to maintain close contact as monetary policy must be consistent with government policy.

Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama signaled that it may be necessary to issue additional debt to fund Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s upcoming economic package, if existing resources prove ...

Standard Chartered HK to launch crypto ETF trading Standard Chartered Hong Kong will reportedly launch trading services for crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in November.According to the banks ...

Consumer inflation—excluding volatile fresh food prices—increased 2.9% last month from a year earlier, compared with August’s 2.7% rise.

President Donald Trump signed a pardon on Wednesday for convicted crypto executive Changpeng Zhao, who founded the Binance crypto exchange, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a ...

Washington — President Trump has pardoned a billionaire cryptocurrency exchange founder who pleaded guilty to a money laundering-related charge, claiming the man was a victim of political prosecution ...

The timing is set for President Trump's closely watched summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the first face-to-face meeting of the two leaders during Trump's second term.

Japan’s ruling party leader Sanae Takaichi, who is poised to become the nation’s first female prime minister, is set to tap Satsuki Katayama as the country’s first female finance minister, according ...

In May 2025, it acquired WonderFi for $180 million to expand its Canadian footprint. The following month, it closed a $200 million deal for Bitstamp, one of the world’s oldest crypto exchanges — granting Robinhood a global presence and access to institutional order books.

Legislation establishing crypto-friendly regulation is a long-pending priority for the digital assets industry in Washington.

The founder of the world’s largest crypto exchange Binance has predicted the bitcoin price will eventually soar beyond ...

Japan's new finance and economy ministers laid out their policy priorities in news conferences on Wednesday. Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki said she was determined to pursue fiscal and economic ...

CVC Capital Partners-backed FineToday Holdings Co. has withdrawn its planned initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Standard Market, citing unfavorable market conditions.

Japan is on its way to laying the groundwork for how traditional banks interact with crypto. The country’s financial watchdog is close to making its decision on whether to permit members of banking ...