The legislation aims to alleviate risks that cryptocurrency poses to national security by closing loopholes to money laundering in the financial system, her office said.
Japan to overhaul defense policy
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Japan’s non-manufacturing sector to lead recovery in near term
Today's data supports our view that Japan's recovery will be driven mostly by non-manufacturing activity, while sluggish manufacturing ...
More than 90% of hotels and ryokans in Japan say that purchase cost rose
According to Japan Finance Corporation (JFC)’s survey, 76.6% of the surveyed companies said that purchase cost has risen over the last year, and for the next year, 92.2% said that purchase cost will ...
Elizabeth Warren unveils bipartisan bill to crack down on crypto money laundering
As federal prosecutors seek to imprison former crypto darling Sam Bankman-Fried, Sen. Elizabeth Warren is attempting to push through Congress a bipartisan crackdown on money laundering in the crypto ...
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends higher on hopes for slower U.S. rate hikes
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed higher Wednesday following Wall Street's gaining overnight, as weaker-than-expected U.S. inflation data raised hopes that the U.S. Federal Reserve could ...
Nikkei closes at 2-week high on hopes for slower U.S. rate hikes
Japan's Nikkei closed at a two-week high on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street's gains as cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation data raised expectation that the Federal Reserve could soften its interest ...
Japan’s PM Kishida faces heat as Abe loyalists attack tax plan to fund higher defence spending
Right-wing members of ruling LDP strongly oppose proposals for higher taxes, with one minister daring Kishida to sack her; Kishida could compromise for fear of completely ostracis ...
FTX crypto boss Sam Bankman-Fried denied bail in Bahamas
Fried, founder of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been denied bail by a judge in the Bahamas. US authorities charged Mr Bankman-Fried with "one of the biggest financial frauds in US history" on Tuesday.
Japan to radically overhaul defense policy on China threats
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Bank of Japan policy review likely in 2023, economists say
All 47 economists polled expect no change in the BOJ’s negative interest rate and yield curve control program at the end of the two-day gathering on Dec. 20.
Crypto’s Binance Seeks to Reassure Over Reserves, Says Debt Free
Binance Holdings Ltd., the world’s largest crypto exchange, sought to counter concerns about outflows by reiterating its position that user assets are underpinned by reserves while also flagging an absence of debt.
Where did the money go in FTX crypto collapse?
Current FTX CEO John J. Ray III, a corporate restructuring expert who handled the restructuring of bankrupt energy trader Enron, appeared before the House Financial Services Commi
Jim Cramer says crypto and high wages need to crash for the Fed to beat inflation
Stocks ended the day up on Tuesday after the monthly consumer price index report showed that prices rose less than expected in November.
Two of this year’s biggest Japan IPOs set for stock-market debut
Shares of two of Japan’s largest initial public offerings this year jumped in Tokyo after both companies successfully priced shares at the top of the marketed range.
Japan expected to announce big shift in defence policy in view of China threats
The shift is the result of Tokyo's fears about China's growing military strength and regional posturing, as well as threats ranging from North Korean missile launches to Russia's invasion of Ukraine ...