Japan’s fiscal position also appears healthier following a rare burst of inflation, which has boosted tax receipts. Preliminary data suggest the country recorded a surplus for the first time in 17 ...
Global IPO Activity Slumps in 2025 as Tariffs, Volatility Weigh
U.S. IPO volumes dropped 12% to $12.3 billion, while Europe saw a sharper 64% decline to $5.8 billion. In contrast, Asia-Pacific IPO volumes have risen 28% to $16.8 billion so far this year.
Asian shares decline after mixed Wall Street finish and tensions simmer in the Middle East
TOKYO — Asian shares retreated Thursday as worries persisted about conflict in the Middle East. Ratcheting up tensions, President Donald Trump warned of the possibility of getting directly involved in ...
DOJ seizes record $225 million in crypto tied to global ‘pig butchering’ scams
Victims were tricked into believing they were investing in legitimate crypto ventures, only to be scammed by criminal networks often operating overseas.
Japan to Propose Trimming Super-Long Bond Issuance: Document
Japan’s finance ministry is considering trimming its issuance of super-long bonds starting in July, according to a draft of a revised bond issuance plan seen by Bloomberg.
Trump tariffs live updates: Trump gets UK trade deal as EU talks stall, Japan gets ‘tough’
President Trump left the G7 after firming up a trade deal with the United Kingdom. But he hinted at roadblocks on other fronts, saying Tuesday that Japan was being "tough" in trade talks and the ...
Amberdata exec shares crypto metrics to watch in volatile markets
Tongtong Gong explains why liquidity alone won’t cut it — investors need insights across on-chain, DeFi, stablecoins and centralized markets.
Bank of Japan’s gloomy projections suggest no rate hike this year: ex-top economist
TOKYO] The Bank of Japan is likely to hold off raising interest rates this year unless a dramatic, positive turn of events in US tariffs allows it to overhaul gloomy projections made in May, its ...
Exclusive: Japan plans to cut super-long bond sales by 10% to ease market concerns, draft shows
Japan's government plans to cut sales of super-long bonds by about 10% from the original plan in a rare revision to its bond programme for the current fiscal year, trimming overall bond issuance as a ...
Nippon Steel CEO plays down risk to management freedom from US golden share
The U.S. government's ownership of a golden share in U.S. Steel will not block Nippon Steel from taking any management action that it deems appropriate, the Japanese steelmaker's CEO said on Thursday.
Tariffs boost strategic importance of U.S. Steel deal, Nippon Steel CEO says
The U.S. administration's policy shift to introduce high tariffs will increase the strategic importance of Nippon Steel's business development in the U.S. market, the top Japanese steelmaker's CEO, ...
No, Andreessen Horowitz didn’t post that crypto scam tweet
For some tense minutes on Wednesday, X users were surprised to see one of those crypto “airdrop” posts on Andreessen Horowitz’s blue check-marked account. A second tweet said that $5 million had ...
Coinbase stock surges 16% on a fresh wave of momentum from landmark crypto bill
Coinbase and other crypto-linked stocks surged a day after the Senate voted to pass the GENIUS Act, a landmark bill creating a framework for stablecoins.
Exclusive: Crypto startup Nook raises $2.5 million from Coinbase Ventures, defy.vc, and UDHC
Nook seeks to make it easier for non-crypto native users to increase the amount of their crypto holdings through services like Aave, which let users lend their crypto to borrowers
Pro-Israel hackers take credit after $90 million stolen from Iran’s largest crypto exchange
Hackers stole the equivalent of roughly $90 million from Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange on Wednesday, according to multiple independent crypto-tracking firms.
Congress just passed a landmark stablecoin bill. 5 things to know about the booming corner of crypto.
Congress passed the GENIUS Act this week, boosting the market for stablecoins. Here's what investors need to know about the corner of the crypto market.