Japan's central bank is expected to cut its growth and price forecasts for the current fiscal year at next week's rate review, sources familiar with its thinking said, as the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan regulators plan on-site probe of Tokyo exchange, media say
A dds finance minister's reaction to media reports. TOKYO, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) will conduct an on-site investigation of the Tokyo Stock Exch ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign Investors Flock to Japan With Buffett’s Seal of Approval
(Bloomberg) -- Foreign investors are finally returning to Japanese stocks. Load Error For that renewed interest, credit should go to Japan’s relative success in coping with the pandemic, as well as ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto fans rejoice: Bitcoin rallies to the brink of $12,000
Bitcoin’s biggest rally in more than a week has pushed it to the brink of $12,000, a key level watched by chartists and technicians. The world’s largest digital currency rose as much as 3.4% on Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Exploring the landscape of crypto regulations in sub-Saharan Africa
Despite facing hot-and-cold rules, growing crypto usage in sub-Saharan Africa is forcing regulators to reconsider the industry ... ( read original story ...)
Pokket CEO Bill Dashdorj on Bringing Simplified Savings to Crypto
The worlds of traditional finance and cryptocurrency are coalescing. While banks in countries such as Russia and Switzerland have launched cryptocurrency services, and JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) has ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto broker BTC Direct raises $13 million in Series A
Dutch crypto broker BTC Direct has raised €11 million (about $13 million) in Series A from undisclosed investors.The post Crypto broker BTC Direct raises $13 million in Series A appeared first on. ( read original story ...)
Japan reform minister Kono vows to ease rules to spur renewables
Referring to a Nikkei survey of Japanese company presidents, he said that cutting red-tape bureaucracy in the renewable energy sector is one of the major things the business community expects the ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Stock Market: ASX 200, Nikkei 225 gain over 1.0% despite China’s mixed data
Asian shares remain on the front foot, despite recent pullback, amid China marked weaker than forecast Q3 GDP growth, Industrial Production and Retail Sales improved in September. Chatters surrounding ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese exports declined at slower pace in September, Finance Ministry reports
Japan's exports fell at a slower pace in September in a sign that trade damage from the coronavirus pandemic is easing, according to Finance Ministry data released Monday. The report showed Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares rise 1% on U.S. stimulus hopes
Japanese shares gained more than 1% on Monday, tracking Wall Street futures higher in early Asian trade, on hopes of a new U.S. coronavirus relief deal before the presidential election. ( read original story ...)
Stocks in Japan to open higher as investors await China’s GDP data
Investor focus on Monday will be on China's GDP print for the third quarter, as well as industrial production and retail sales data for September. ( read original story ...)
Japan Sept exports fall 4.9% year/year – MOF
Japan's exports fell 4.9% in September from a year earlier, Ministry of Finance data showed on Monday, dropping at a slower pace than in the previous month as pressure from the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Exports Fall at Single-Digit Pace as Trade Improves
Japan’s exports decreased at a single-digit pace for the first time in seven months in September in another sign that the pandemic’s impact on global trade is easing. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Long & Short: The OKEx Drama Exposes a Weakness in Crypto Market Infrastructure
The OKEx drama shows just how immature crypto markets are compared to traditional ones, but it also highlights their overall resilience. ( read original story ...)
Nearly $900 million in VC went to crypto companies in the third quarter of 2020
During the third quarter of 2020, $897.7 million in venture funds were allocated across 212 crypto and blockchain startups, according to data compiled Research. Early-stage and seed deals were the ... ( read original story ...)