The au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing PMI declined to 48.1 in November 2023 from 48.7 in the previous month, below market forecasts of 48.8, pointing to the sixth straight month of cont..
Japan’s core inflation up 2.9% missing forecast
The core consumer price index in Japan, which excludes fresh food but includes fuel costs, rose 2.9% in October 2023 from a year ago, accelerating from a 2.8% g ...
Japan’s Nikkei notches fourth weekly gain as weaker yen lifts exporters
Japan's Nikkei share average stopped short of a fresh three-decade high on Friday, although it posted a fourth straight weekly gain as a weaker yen buoyed exporters' stocks. The Nikkei ended up 0.5%, ...
Singapore to tighten crypto regulations for retail customers
Singapore will introduce tightened rules to regulate crypto service providers in the city-state, in a bid to protect retail customers.
Japan’s Nikkei set for fourth weekly gain as flat yen lifts exporters
Japan's Nikkei share average climbed towards a three-decade high on Friday, putting the index on course for a fourth weekly gain, as a halt in yen's rebound buoyed exporters' stocks. The Nikkei was up ...
Nearly 2 Months Post-IPO, Here’s What Investors Should Know About Instacart Stock
Instacart's stock has dropped since its IPO. The biggest news since its IPO is its third-quarter results. The company's management team remains focused on growing its profits. The grocery ...
Asia markets largely up as investors assess key Japan economic data releases
Japan saw its October inflation figures quicken slightly, and will see flash estimates on its November factory activity.
The Bank of Japan is subtly shifting approach
Efforts have been under way in Japan in recent years to switch the approach to river water control to tackle the growing risk of floods as climate change intensifies. The shift offers a neat parallel ...
Japanese inflation picks up as BOJ pivot bets grow
Japan's core consumer price growth picked up slightly in October, after easing the previous month, reinforcing investors' views that stubborn inflation may push the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to roll back ...
Marketmind: Japan CPI to light up dulled Thanksgiving trade
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. With Wall Street shut for Thanksgiving on Thursday, Asian investors will miss the usual swing factor. Instead, Friday's release of Japan's core inflation data ...
With no access to crypto, disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is now trading fish to pay for services in prison
Sam Bankman-Fried quickly figured out that mackerel fish is the currency of choice among inmates. He recently used it to pay for a haircut. The food item has been a popular means of exchane in federal ...
$115 million stolen from two crypto firms linked to Justin Sun after hack
Around $115 million so far has been stolen after hackers exploited the HTX exchange and Heco Chain, two cryptocurrency platforms linked to Justin Sun.
Binance Processes Nearly $1B in Net Outflows As CEO CZ Resigns
Bitcoin (BTC) is hovering below $36,600 as Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao stepped down from his role as CEO of Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, and pleaded guilty to violating U.S. anti-money-laundering rules.
CEO of world’s largest crypto exchange to plead guilty to criminal charges
Binance Holdings’s Chief Executive Changpeng Zhao arrives at Seattle federal court to plead guilty to money laundering charges.
Crypto scam: Inside the billion-dollar ‘pig-butchering’ industry
Fraudulent crypto investment schemes directed from Asia known as “pig butchering” have become a global billion-dollar industry. But little is known about those who benefit. Reuters traced at least $9 million linked to such scams to an account registered to a well-connected representative of a Chinese trade group in Thailand.
CZ Has Left Binance, SBF Is in Jail. Crypto Is About to Get Boring
Crypto exchange Binance and founder Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to criminal charges. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is going to jail. It’s the end of crypto’s freewheeling years.