FinCEN has posted a pair of job listings for crypto policy advisers amid rumors that new regulations around wallets will arrive soon. ( read original story ...)
CME and Cboe to Launch Crypto Products Next Year
CME and Cboe plan to launch an array of crypto investing and information products next year, the exchanges announced Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Crypto banks are the sector’s game-changers
The old mantra of Bitcoin was to “be your own bank,” and crypto banks will ironically be the game-changer for crypto assets and the crypto space. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei 225 dips as investors react to Bank of Japan rate decision in a mixed Asia-Pacific session
The Bank of Japan on Friday announced a six month extension in the duration of its special program aimed at easing corporate financing pressures. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends lower on virus worries, but posts weekly gain
Japan's Nikkei share average ended lower on Friday on concerns over the risks that surging COVID-19 cases in Tokyo could pose to recovery prospects in the world's third-largest economy, but the index ... ( read original story ...)
Brief: Nikkei 225 Retreats After BOJ; Hang Seng, DAX Index Fall Too
The Nikkei 225 index retreated today after the BOJ interest rate decision. Other global indices like the Hang Seng and DAX index also declined ... ( read original story ...)
Bank Of Japan Extends Virus-linked Lending Programme
The Bank of Japan extended an emergency virus-related lending programme but kept its monetary easing policy unchanged Friday, as the country faces a record spike in new Covid-19 cases. In May, the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan plans to sell record JGBs to fund COVID effort – sources
Japan plans to issue a record amount of government bonds in the next fiscal year beginning in April 2021 from the current year's levels to support the government's coronavirus efforts, two government ... ( read original story ...)
Plans and Ideas for the Cancelled Exhibition of Sapporo International Art Festival 2020
The Sapporo International Art Festival is pleased to announce the launch of our new project “Sapporo International Art Festival 2020 Plans and Ideas–We will bring the cancelled exhibition SIAF2020 to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan raises growth forecast for next fiscal year as stimulus helps recovery from Covid
The Japanese government now expects the economy to grow 4.0% in price-adjusted real terms in the next fiscal year starting April 2021. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei 225 near flat ahead of Bank of Japan rate decision in a mixed Asia-Pacific session
Pacific traded mixed on Friday as investors looked ahead to the Bank of Japan’s rate decision and monetary policy statement expected later in the day. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 dipped 0.05% in morning ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks edge lower as COVID-19 woes weigh on sentiment
Japanese shares inched lower on Friday as investors fretted over the risks that surging COVID-19 cases in Tokyo could pose to recovery prospects in the world's third-largest economy. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Consumer Prices Fall at Fastest Pace in Decade, Stoke Deflation Fears
Japan's core consumer prices dropped in November at their fastest pace in a decade as the coronavirus pandemic hit demand, stoking fears of a return to deflation and wiping out the benefits former ... ( read original story ...)
Zōjōji: Buddhist Temple to Shōguns at the Foot of Tokyo Tower
Zōjōji is an ancient Buddhist temple in the middle of Tokyo. During the Edo period, it served the Tokugawa shōguns, and many of the buildings and monuments on the grounds speak to this rich historic ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake of magnitude 4.3 just reported 28 km southeast of Iwaki, Japan
A intermediate magnitude 4.3 earthquake was reported in the morning near Iwaki, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima, Japan. According to NIED, the quake hit on Friday 18 December 2020 at 8:03 am local time at an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks set to trade lower; BOJ rate decision ahead
Shares in Japan were set to trade lower at the Friday open as investors look ahead to the Bank of Japan's rate decision and monetary policy statement expected later ... ( read original story ...)