San Francisco-based crypto custodian Anchorage has teamed up with crypto-friendly lender Silvergate to offer bitcoin and crypto-backed loans without the digital assets having to leave Anchorage's ... ( read original story ...)
Zoom caught in China censorship crossfire as meetings foiled
Video app company Zoom says that it blocked several meetings and suspended the accounts of three activists at the request of the Chinese government. The company released details ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese stocks surge on central bank boosts, U.S. stimulus hopes
Japanese stocks jumped on Tuesday, with the Nikkei gaining the most in nearly three months, after central banks in the United States and Japan offered measures to support corporate finances. TOKYO, ... ( read original story ...)
JGBs retreat after Nikkei jumps, BOJ keeps policy unchanged
Japanese government bond (JGB) prices broadly dropped on Tuesday as a robust rebound in Tokyo shares on U.S. Federal Reserve's bond buying programme dented the appeal of safe-haven debt investments. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan holds fire, pledges $1 trillion to struggling firms
The Bank of Japan kept monetary settings steady on Tuesday and stuck to its view that the economy will gradually recover from the coronavirus pandemic, signalling that it has taken enough steps to ... ( read original story ...)
Black smoke billowing from cruise ship docked near Tokyo
Black smoke was billowing Tuesday from a cruise ship docked at a port near Tokyo as dozens of firefighters and coast guard members battled to control it. The cause of the smoke was not immediately ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares soar as U.S. Fed widens corporate bond buying
Japanese shares gained on Tuesday, tracking an overnight surge on Wall Street after the U.S. Federal Reserve widened its corporate bond purchasing program to support financial markets. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Keeps Policy Steady, Eyes Recovery From Pandemic
The Bank of Japan kept monetary settings steady on Tuesday and stuck to its view that the economy will gradually recover from the coronavirus pandemic, signalling that it has taken enough steps to ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan keeps policy steady, expects to pump $1 trillion into economy via lending facilities
As widely expected, the central bank maintained its pledge to guide short-term interest rates at -0.1% and the 10-year government bond yield around 0% by a 8-1 vote. ( read original story ...)
The Government Is Playing Around With a Hybrid Crypto Dollar
The National Science Foundation has awarded $225,000 to KRNC, a blockchain startup that is designing crypto features for fiat dollars. KRNC is developing a protocol that will allow test users to make ... ( read original story ...)
India wants to ban cryptocurrencies again, and it’s making the crypto community nervous
The Indian government is inching closer to banning cryptocurrencies but crypto companies remain cautiously optimistic. ( read original story ...)
Reserve Bank of India May Look at Japan Playbook to Tame Yields
India’s central bank may adopt its own version of yield-curve control as it digs deeper into its toolbox to cushion the economy during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a unit of the country’s ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan to pause on stimulus
The Bank of Japan is expected to keep monetary settings steady at its policy meeting on Tuesday, as it gauges the effects of stimulus steps already announced to support its economy. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank buybacks pick up in June; $4.7 billion spent in total
SoftBank Group Corp share buybacks accelerated in June, with a total of 499.9 billion yen ($4.66 billion) spent on buying back 107.7 million of its shares since March, a company filing showed on ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Microsoft Helped Japan Create Contact-Tracing App To Prevent Second Wave Of Coronavirus Infections – Nikkei
MICROSOFT HAS HELPED JAPAN GOVERNMENT CREATE CONTACT-TRACING APP TO HELP PREVENT SECOND WAVE OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS - NIKKEI * MICROSOFT CONTACT-T ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan to pause on stimulus, assess effects of virus relief
The Bank of Japan is expected to keep monetary settings steady at its policy meeting on Tuesday, as it gauges the effects of stimulus steps already announced to support its economy emerging from ... ( read original story ...)