Japan's Nikkei share average snapped three consecutive sessions of gains on Wednesday, as heavyweights SoftBank Group and Daikin Industries slumped and caution grew ahead of the release of U.S.
A Regime Change For Japan?
Summary At its July meeting, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) made a small tweak to its yield curve control (YCC) policy.Based on recent inflation trends, one could conclude that the BOJ’s ultra monetary ...
Nikkei reports PAP is “walking on thin ice” following recent scandals
SINGAPORE: Japan’s The Nikkei, the world’s largest financial newspaper, has reported that the governing People’s Action Party (PAP) is “walking on thin ice” following a spate of scandals involving ...
Japan’s Nikkei tracks Wall Street lower; SoftBank, Daikin among top losers
Japan's Nikkei share average slid on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street's losses and as index heavyweights SoftBank Group and Daikin Industries fell, while traders awaited U.S. inflation data to gauge ...
More Than 40% of Japanese Women May Never Have Children
An estimated 42% of adult Japanese women may end up never having children, the Nikkei newspaper reported, citing a soon-to-be-published estimate by a government research group.In a more optimistic ...
Banks Face Stepped-Up Scrutiny From Fed Over Crypto Activities
The Federal Reserve announced a new program to step up oversight of lenders’ involvement in digital assets, the latest move by the US regulators to limit banks’ involvement in crypto.The Fed said Tuesday it was setting up the Novel Activities Supervision Program to strengthen supervision of activities related to digital assets by the lenders it ...
These Anarchists Want to Destroy the Dollar with Crypto
Why Not Just a coupla dudes, trying to destroy the dollar. As CNBC reports, the crypto-anarchist movement is alive and well in Prague, where an outfit dubbed Paralelní Polis — which translates to the extremely-crypto-bro-coded "Parallel World" — promises to do away with digital censorship,
Japan’s former leader says Tokyo and allies must show ‘resolve to fight’ to stop attack on Taiwan
He also said Tokyo needed to double its defence budget to 2 per cent of the country's gross domestic product to enhance its deterrence power and join its allies in discouraging acts of aggression. Aso ...
Japan: “Leaning against the wind” is no argument in support of a sustainably stronger Yen – Commerzbank
Ulrich Leuchtmann, Head of FX and Commodity Research at Commerzbank, analyzes how Japanese policy could affect the Yen.
Novogratz Says Some Institutions Are Coming Back to Crypto
Michael Novogratz said he sees signs of increased participation in cryptocurrency markets by more traditional institutional investors in the wake of the turmoil in the digital-asset world last year.
Crypto heavyweights back new cybersecurity standards after nearly $4 billion was lost to hacks in 2022
Led by CAT Labs, the initiative would create an industry norm, with support from Fireblocks, Amphibian Capital, and Lockton.
Sex Workers Took Refuge in Crypto. Now It’s Failing Them
Banks and payments companies have long penalized sex workers. Many thought crypto would be a solution, but now exchanges are dumping them too.
Apple and Samsung to Invest in SoftBank’s Arm at IPO -Nikkei
Apple, Samsung, Nvidia and Intel all plan to invest in Arm as soon as it is listed on the market, the Nikkei said. The SoftBank-owned firm will officially apply to the U.S. Securities and Exchange ...
Japan’s tech investor SoftBank trims losses and promises offensive turnaround
Japanese technology company SoftBank Group continued to rack up losses for the fiscal first quarter as technology investments soured amid a market downturn.
Japan’s SoftBank sees shock US$3.3bil first-quarter loss
TOKYO: Japanese investment giant SoftBank Group reported on Tuesday a surprise net loss of more than US$3 billion in the first quarter as it was hit by a drop in the share prices of major holdings as ...
Japan’s SoftBank sees shock $3.3 bn first-quarter loss
Japanese investment giant SoftBank Group reported on Tuesday a surprise net loss of more than $3 billion in the first quarter as it was hit by a drop in the share prices of major holdings as well as a ...