ASIA MARKETS Japanese stocks fell and the yen rose Thursday after comments from Bank of Japan officials helped stir expectations the country could exit its decades-long negative interest-rate policy.
Treasury yields rise as traders boost bets Bank of Japan will soon scrap its negative rate policy
BOND REPORT Bond yields rose on Thursday amid concerns the Bank of Japan will soon tighten monetary policy and traders eyed more U.S. jobs data. What’s happening The yield on the 2-year Treasury added ...
Signs of Bank of Japan Pivot Slam Tokyo Stocks, Treasuries, and the Dollar Alike
Signs that the Bank of Japan may soon make a major monetary policy pivot have slammed Japanese stocks, Treasuries, and the U.S. dollar alike. Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino on Wednesday hi ...
Will a fiscal mess thwart Japan’s nascent economic growth?
Kishida Fumio, Japan’s prime minister, plans to splurge. Defence spending is set to double as a share of gdp by 2027. As the population ages, welfare payments will grow. On November 29th parliament ...
Following UK expansion, Robinhood brings crypto trading to EU
Robinhood's long-awaited international expansion is at full throttle. The consumer trading and investment app tailored to the younger generations is launching its crypto app to all eligible users in the European Union,
Jamie Dimon on the cryptocurrency industry: “I’d close it down”
If America's most prominent banker and noted Wall Street critic Elizabeth Warren agree on one thing, it's that the crypto biz is out of control.
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.77%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Precision Instruments, Electrical/Machinery and Machinery sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined ...
ASEAN, Japan, China, S. Korea to launch funding for future disasters
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Japan, China and South Korea agreed Thursday to launch an emergency financing p ...
Robinhood launches commission-free crypto trading in EU
(Reuters) -Trading app operator Robinhood Markets Inc said on Thursday it has launched commission-free crypto trading to customers in the European Union. "It is the only custodial crypto platform where customers will get a percentage of their trading volume back every month,
JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon and Sen. Elizabeth Warren Team Up to Bash Crypto
Even as Jamie Dimon's JPMorgan Chase has taken a prominent role among traditional financial firms in using blockchain, the CEO still says he
JPMorgan CEO lashes out at bitcoin, suggests crypto should be banned: CNBC Crypto World
CNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what's ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and unique stories from the ever-changing crypto industry.
Crypto is for criminals? JPMorgan has been fined $39B and has its own token
But crypto pundits quickly pointed out the seeming hypocrisy in Dimon’s statements, highlighting that JPMorgan is the second largest penalized bank, having paid $39.3 billion in fines across 272 violations since 2000, according to Good Jobs First’s violation tracker.
Japan Financial Diplomat Kanda: ASEAN+3 Agree on New Lending Facility
TOKYO (Reuters) - Deputies of the ASEAN+3 group of nations agreed on Thursday to the establishment of a new regional lending facility to respond to emergencies in the region, Japan's Vice Finance ...
Japan’s Nikkei tracks Wall Street lower; US jobs in focus
Japan's Nikkei share average fell sharply on Thursday following Wall Street declines overnight ahead of key jobs data that should provide clues on how soon the U.S. Federal Reserve could start cutting ...
‘Smart Money’: Integrating AI and Crypto, the Future of Finance Is Bright
AI and cryptocurrency are converging to redefine smart money, shifting financial control from institutional to individuals.
These crypto stocks rallied more than 300% so far this year, outperforming bitcoin. Here’s why.
This is Frances Yue, crypto and markets reporter at MarketWatch. Bitcoin has had a notable rally so far this year, with a gain of over 160% year to date, although it is still down about 36% from its all-time high in November 2021.