Tag: banking

If central bank digital cash is to rapidly replace banknotes, a shadow economy worth trillions of dollars may creep deeper into the darkness. A big issue for governments and central banks then is ... ( read original story ...)

Applications came from big names such as Fidelity and Revolut, as well as smaller firms dotted around the country, amid a rise in interest in bitcoin. ( read original story ...)

Japan is securing $240 million (EGP 3.75 billion) for Egypt’s energy sector and budget support, upon an agreement signed with the international cooperat ... ( read original story ...)

The Nikkei 225 index has been on a strong upward trend in the past few months. We explain why the top Japan stocks are rising ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's exports accelerated in January, led by a jump in Chinese demand, and manufacturers' sentiment turned positive for the first time since 2019 signalling a gradual recovery from last year's deep ... ( read original story ...)

Exports in the reporting month rose 6.4% from a year earlier to ¥5.78 trillion, up for the second straight month. ( read original story ...)

Japan had a goods trade deficit of 323.9 billion yen ($3.1 billion) in January, government data showed Wednesday. Exports rose 6.4 percent from a year earlier and imports decreased 9.5 percent, the ... ( read original story ...)

MicroStrategy Inc. is adding to its wildly successful bet on Bitcoin, but anyone scooping up the software maker’s stock as a proxy for crypto would be paying a hefty premium. ( read original story ...)

Carlyle Group plans to list Japan's WingArc1st Inc and is set to win approval for a listing as early as Thursday, two sources said, after the U.S. ( read original story ...)

Japan's exports rose 6.4% in January from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance data showed on Wednesday, underlining a steady pick-up in overseas demand. The result compared with a 6.6% increase ... ( read original story ...)

Jan exports +6.4% yr/yr vs forecast +6.6% * Dec core orders +5.2% m/m vs forecast -6.2% * Manufacturers turn positive for 1st time since mid-2019 -poll * Q1 GDP seen contracting again on renewed COVID ... ( read original story ...)

Japan had a merchandise trade deficit of 323.9 billion yen in January, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday. That beat ... ( read original story ...)

CAF, the Development Bank of Latin America, said on Tuesday it had issued a total of $300 million in bonds on the Japanese market as part of its strategy to maintain financing for member countries. ( read original story ...)

CNBC's Kate Rooney reports on MicroStrategy and other companies moving into the cryptocurrency and how that affects bitcoin. ( read original story ...)

And, finally, "Thereafter, we invested an aggregate $1.5 billion in bitcoin under this policy and may acquire and hold digital assets from time to time or long-term." Kenny Polcari, managing partner ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. buyout firm Carlyle Group Inc is set to win approval for an initial public offering (IPO) of Japan's WingArc1st Inc as early as Thursday, two people with knowledge of the matter said, its third ... ( read original story ...)