The yen dipped to a record low versus the euro and wallowed near a nine-month trough against the dollar on Thursday after Japan's new prime minister said she wanted the central bank to go slow on ...
Nikkei 225 Extends Rally As Japan Export Strength And Tech Gains Lift Sentiment
The Nikkei 225 Index (NKY:IND) rose 0.43% to close at 51,063 on Wednesday, while the Topix Index climbed 1.14% to a record 3,359, as investors ...
Deciphera Announces Multiple Data Presentations at the Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS) Annual Meeting 2025
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka, Japan; President and COO: Toichi Takino; "Ono"), today announced that data from multiple pipeline programs, including long-term and safety results ...
Celligence / Angel Ai: Sun West Investments Trust Unveils AI-Powered Mortgage Innovation in Japan, Marking a New Era in Cross-Border Finance
In a landmark two-day event held on November 8 and 9, Sun West Investments Trust welcomed over 500 financial leaders across Tokyo and Osaka to explore the future of AI-driven finance. The event introd ...
New SEC plan aims to end a decade of crypto ‘uncertainty’
Atkins described the effort as a “common-sense” approach to end what he called a “decade of uncertainty” for developers, exchanges, and investors navigating inconsistent enforcement actions.
J.P. Morgan goes ‘Overweight’ on 3 crypto stocks
Wall Street giant J.P. Morgan has assigned “Overweight” ratings to three major crypto stocks. According to a post shared by blockchain intelligence firm Arkham on X, J.P. Morgan analysts are currently ...
MUFG, OpenAI to launch AI-powered digital bank in Japan next year
MUFG, Japan’s biggest banking group, said on Thursday it is teaming up with OpenAI to launch an AI‑powered digital bank next fiscal year, according to information shared by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial ...
How Japanese banking giant MUFG is using AI
Japan's largest bank aims to transform into an AI-native company by using agentic AI, changing how it handles data, and inking key partnerships with OpenAI and Sakana AI ...
Japan prime minister ‘strongly hopes’ BOJ achieves wage-driven inflation
By Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she "strongly hopes" the central bank achieves inflation driven by wages rather than primarily through ...
Weak yen’s negative effect becomes ‘more evident’: Japan finance minister
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Wednesday the negative side of the yen's weakness in the foreign exchange market has become ev ...
Asian shares trade mixed following Wall St volatility; Nikkei gains limited by Softbank drop
Asia stocks trade mixed on Wednesday, mirroring global market sentiment. Japan’s Nikkei index was hampered by notable losses in the heavyweight SoftBank Group (OTCPK:SFTBY) (OTCPK:SFTBF). The ...
Japan finance minister says weak yen’s disadvantages more pronounced than advantages
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Wednesday she would not deny that the negative aspects of the weak yen on the economy have become more pronounced than the positive ...
Japan to pledge bold spending increase in stimulus package, draft shows
Japan's government will pledge to increase spending "without hesitation" to support an economy on the cusp of emerging from stagnation, according to a draft of premier Sanae Takaichi's stimulus ...
China accuses U.S. of orchestrating $13 billion bitcoin hack
The theft of the 127,272 Bitcoin tokens from the LuBian Bitcoin mining pool in December 2020 is one of the largest crypto heists in history.
Lawmakers just released a much-awaited crypto market structure bill. Here’s what it means for digital assets and what comes next
The Senate Agriculture Committee released Monday a draft of its part of a digital assets market structure bill that could guide the future of the crypto industry in the U.S. Their draft includes a ...
Bitcoin Price Crashes Toward $102,000 as Wall Street Gains, Crypto Reverses
Bitcoin price plunged to the $102,000s on Tuesday after briefly topping $107,000, retreating despite initial gains from government reopening news.