Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki continued to show readiness to act against speculative moves in the foreign exchange market, following Thursday’s direct actions that triggered major yen gains ...
Japan finance chief says forex intervention had ‘certain effect’
Japan conducted its first yen-buying, dollar-selling operation since 1998 last Thursday, shortly after the Bank of Japan retained its ultralow rate policy and Governor Haruhiko Kuroda dismissed the ...
Japan warns against speculative yen moves, markets wary of further intervention
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said authorities stood ready to respond to speculative currency moves, a fresh warning that comes days after Tokyo intervened in the foreign exchange market ...
Asia-Pacific markets set to open lower as negative sentiment remains
Futures in the Asia-Pacific were pointing to a lower open on Monday as negative sentiment continues to weigh on markets.
Japan won’t intervene to defend 145 yen line-in-the-sand: ex-top FX diplomat
Japan likely won't intervene in the currency market to defend a line-in-the-sand such as 145 yen versus the dollar, and instead limit any further action to smoothing operations aimed at taming ...
Crypto bankruptcies could put some customers at the ‘bottom of the totem pole’
For the first time in the short life of cryptocurrency, major crypto platforms have turned to US bankruptcy law to salvage their insolvent businesses. Now it's largely up to bankruptcy courts to ...
Japan 2022 – Banking
Here, we feature 15 excellent lawyers in the Japanese banking market for their outstanding performance in financing, regulatory and fintech work. Masanori Sato from Mori Hamada & Matsumoto is renowned ...
Starlink IPO: The Latest Updates from Elon Musk
The Starlink IPO is one of the most anticipated public debuts on the market. CEO Elon Musk announced the company plans to go public in the future. Starlink is a satellite internet constellation ...
Naomi Osaka pulls out of Pan Pacific Open with abdominal pain
Naomi Osaka's title defense at her home Pan Pacific Open ended Thursday when the former world No. 1 withdrew ahead of her second-round match against Beatriz Haddad Maia due to abdominal pain.
4-time Slam champ Osaka loses to American Collins at U.S. Open
NEW YORK--Naomi Osaka walked off the court, headed toward the locker room and laid down, draping a towel over her face. Out-hit in Arthur Ashe Stadium by another big hitter, Danielle Collins ...
Top Wall Street bankers say these are the 3 tech startups with enough revenue to go public and end the IPO drought
According to Dealogic, the amount of 2022 US-IPO volume fell to a dismal $17 billion from 142 IPOs after reaching $228 billion from 700 IPOs at this time last year. The dramatic decline has left ...
Developer China Vanke unit eyes Hong Kong’s biggest 2022 IPO
HONG KONG -- Onewo Space-Tech Service, the property services arm of developer China Vanke, is aiming to raise as much as 6.15 billion Hong Kong dollars ($783 million) in Hong Kong's biggest IPO ...
Demand for Porsche IPO races past deal size
STORY: Demand for the hotly anticipated Porsche IPO has raced past the number of shares on offer. A source close to the deal says the offering already looks hugely oversubscribed, with the books ...
Tokyo tightens security for Abe’s state funeral as protests continue
With scores of foreign VIPs among those attending the funeral, the authorities are not taking any chances. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Japan eyes upping defense spending to $279 billion over 5 years
Japan is considering sharply increasing its defense spending to more than 40 trillion yen ($279 billion) over the next five years, go ...
Mazda discussing ending production in Russia – Nikkei
Japan's Mazda Motor Corp is discussing ending production of its vehicles at a joint venture plant in Vladivostok, eastern Russia, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Saturday.