SoftBank Group Corp. has started testing investor appetite for an initial public offering of British chip designer Arm Ltd., which could raise as much as $10 billion, people with knowledge of the ...
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.90%
Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Marine Transport, Transportation Equipment and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the ...
G7 finance ministers meet in Japan ahead of leaders summit
Finance ministers and central banks' chiefs are discussing a wide range of topics, including the US debt standoff and preventing Russian sanction evasion. Measures to counter China were also ...
G-7 meeting of finance ministers in Japan
South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho (L) meets with Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on May 12, 2023, on the sidelines of a meeting of finance ministers ...
Japan G7 Finance
From left to right, Italian Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, Joachim Nagel, president of the Deutsche Bundesbank,German Finance Minister Christian ...
G-7 finance leaders gather in Japan
Financial leaders of the Group of Seven advanced economies meet in Japan to discuss global pressing financial issues. (May 12) ...
Crypto VC Financing Slides 78% In Q1 As Terrible 2022 Takes A Toll
Funds with broad mandates look elsewhere as investments in blockchain-related areas concentrated in infrastructure, services.
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Nikkei ends at 1-1/2 year-high amid shareholder return boosts
Japan's Nikkei closed at a 1-1/2-year high on Friday, led by gains in chip-related heavyweights, as investors cheered announcements of domestic firms' shareholder returns at the peak of the earnings ...
Nikkei ends at 1.5-year high on solid earnings
The Nikkei stock index closed at the highest point since November 2021 on Friday, driven by solid earnings and optimistic forecasts from some major Japanese firms, although sentiment was hurt by ...
Japan Core CPI Likely Re-Accelerated in April Despite Energy Subsidies Reuters Poll
Japan's core consumer inflation likely re-accelerated in April, a Reuters poll of 19 economists showed, as a flurry of retail price hikes offset the effect of the government's energy subsidies.
G7 finance heads face tricky trade-off in debating steps to counter China
Finance leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies will debate this week the idea of implementing targeted controls on investments to China, which analysts see as a double-edged sword that ...
Japan government’s crypto czar touts nation’s Web3 capabilities
Japan was an early believer in blockchain and cryptocurrencies until exchange hacks brought a crackdown. But that was then. Now the government has become a crypto cheerleader.
Nikkei hits 1-1/2 year-high amid shareholder return boosts
Japan's Nikkei share average hit its highest in 1-1/2 years on Friday, led by gains in chip-related heavyweights, as investors cheered announcements of domestic firms' shareholder returns at the peak ...
Asian Shares Tentative on Global Growth Concerns, Japan Surges
Most Asian share markets were subdued on Friday and the dollar held onto its gains from safe-haven flows, after soft economic data from U.S. and China magnified concerns of a global slowdown, although ...
G-7 finance chiefs to check bank risks, supply chains with partners
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The finance chiefs of the Group of Seven nations on Friday will discuss ways to protect financial stability from bank runs caused by the widespread use of message apps and online ...