Bitcoin retreats from $42K as Fed Chair Jerome Powell suggests that "front-end loading" might be the plan for U.S. monetary policy makers as they hike interest rates. Insights: Listed crypto companies ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase brings rotating rewards with upto 4% cashback on their crypto card
Coinbase brings rotating rewards with their crypto card giving a maximum of up to 4% cashback with the selecting changing every month. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suzuki and Yellen Confirm Existing Forex Agreements
Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said he discussed recent abrupt moves in the yen with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and the two agreed to uphold existing foreign exchange rate ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to hold auction on May 10 to sell 760,000 kl of national reserve oil
Japan's industry ministry said on Friday it will hold an auction on May 10 to sell 760,000 kilolitres, or 4.78 million barrels, of national reserver oil as part of a release coordinated by the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan banks target growth in cooling U.S. high-yield debt market
Developing that expertise has been a challenge for Japanese banks, requiring more reliance on local staff and adoption of a faster-moving business culture, they say. Mizuho has expanded its presence ... ( read original story ...)
‘Locally inspired’: Accor expands Mercure brand in Japan with Takayama signing
Hotel operator Accor is set to introduce its first hotel in Takayama, Japan, with the signing of Mercure Hida Takayama — the seventh Mercure hotel in the country. The hotel, which is due to open in ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Plans to Retain Controlling Stake in Arm After IPO
The pervasiveness of its products has made its planned IPO a closely watched event in the $550 billion chip industry. Tokyo-based SoftBank is seeking a valuation of at least $60 billion for Arm, ... ( read original story ...)
URGENT: Finance minister says Japan discussed “rapid” fall of yen with U.S.
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Thursday he discussed the recent "rapid" decline of the yen against the U.S. dollar with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, after the currency dropped to a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tells U.S. recent yen falls ‘sharp’
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that recent drops in the yen were "sharp" and agreed with his U.S. counterpart to communicate closely on currency moves. ( read original story ...)
Insight – Why Japan wants you to fork out more for food
Inflation is now widely projected to accelerate to the central bank’s target of 2% in April, thrusting Bank of Japan (BoJ) governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s stimulus programme into the spotlight. The policy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s April factory activity grows at slower rate – flash PMI
Japan's manufacturing activity grew at a slower rate in April, but the sector showed resilience in the face of uncertainty posed by Russia's war in Ukraine and strict Chinese lockdown measures that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan March consumer prices rise at fastest pace in over 2 years
Japan's core consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in more than two years in March, raising worries higher energy and food costs could increasingly take a toll on households' purchasing power. ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister says he told U.S.’s Yellen recent yen falls are sharp
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday he explained to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen that recent yen falls were sharp. "The government has said rapid currency moves were ... ( read original story ...)
Japan March core CPI rises 0.8 pct yr/yr
Japan's core consumer prices rose 0.8 percent in March from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday. The core consumer price index, which incl ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Manufacturing PMI Fades To 53.4 In April – Jibun
The manufacturing sector in Japan continued to expand in April, albeit at a slower rate, the latest survey from Jibun Bank showed on ... ( read original story ...)
10-year-old boy fatally hit by car in Sapporo; driver arrested
Police in Sapporo have arrested an unemployed 60-year-old man on suspicion of dangerous driving resulting in death after he hit and killed a 10-year-old boy. According to police, the incident occurred ... ( read original story ...)