Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday, with the benchmark Nikkei rising above the 25,000 mark to hit a fresh 29-year high, on progress o ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei jumps to 29-year high, Honda leads carmakers on upbeat earnings
Japan's Nikkei share average on Monday reached a high last seen almost three decades ago, after Joe Biden clinched the U.S. presidency, with Honda Motors leading gains among carmakers on strong ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Nikkei closes higher
Total 27 issues of 33 industry category of Topix index ended into black territory, with Nonferrous Metals, Precision Instruments, Information & Communication, Marine Transportation, Transportation ... ( read original story ...)
‘Biden Bounce’ sees Japan shares hit 29-year high
Shares in Japan hit a near 30-year high on Monday, the first day of trading following news that Joe Biden had won the US presidential election. Japan's main share index - the Nikkei 225 - rose 2.5% in ... ( read original story ...)
Resona to pay more than 10 billion yen to acquire Kansai Mirai – Nikkei
Resona Holdings Inc 8308.T, Japan's fourth-largest bank, plans to acquire the 49% of Kansai Mirai Financial Group 7321.T it does not already own through a tender offer bid (TOB), the Nikkei newspaper ... ( read original story ...)
POLL-Hoping for economic boost, most Japan firms want Tokyo Olympics to go ahead
Most Japanese firms want the Tokyo Olympics to go ahead next summer with restrictions on spectator numbers, saying while any boost to the economy would be limited, it would be better than nothing, a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Has Y1,660.2 Billion Current Account Surplus
Japan posted a current account surplus of 1,660.2 billion yen in September, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday - up 4.2 percent ... ( read original story ...)
Addicted to Crypto?
His eyes flick to check the prices and charts “every couple of minutes, sometimes much more frequently.” Is he addicted to crypto? Are you? Am I? “I’m addicted to crypto” is almost a cliché in the ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Lender Celsius Surpasses $2.2 Billion in Cryptocurrency AUM
Celsius, a cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform, today said it has surpassed over $2.2 billion in total cryptocurrency deposits less than three years after launching its mobile app. ( read original story ...)
What’s all this about Europe wanting crypto backdoors?
A press report emerged over the weekend claiming European lawmakers who are worried about terrorism are speeding towards a ban on end-to-end encryption. A report in the Austrian press yesterday appear ... ( read original story ...)
Six Documents Show What Biden’s Cabinet Could Bring To Crypto Policy
Identified together in Barron’s ‘Who’s Who’ in Biden’s Economic World as ‘Obama Moderates’, both Brainard and Gensler are exemplary in their understanding of crypto and blockchain. ( read original story ...)
Mizuho to Become First Japan Bank to Start Selling Consumer Data
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. will start selling information on consumers’ spending habits and other aggregated data in a bid to expand beyond the traditional lending business. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho open to mezzanine financing as virus hits clients’ capital positions, bank head says
The banking arm of Mizuho Financial Group Inc is open to mezzanine financing such as subordinated debt and preferred stocks after the COVID-19 pandemic has eroded clients' capital positions, the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank back in the black as investments improve
SoftBank said its quarterly sales rose nearly 5% to 1.35 trillion yen, or $13 billion, from 1.29 trillion yen. SoftBank's Vision Fund also has become profitable recently. SoftBank, which invests in an ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Sustainable Finance Week and Call for Participation in Tokyo Sustainable Finance Forum Set for February 2021
The Tokyo Sustainable Finance Week will be organized in February 2021 by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) with the aim of promoting ESG investment and sustainable finance that contribute to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Finance Ministry Official: Will keep watching forex with a sense of urgency
Information on these pages contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Markets and instruments profiled on this page are for informational purposes only and should not in ... ( read original story ...)