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Bank of Japan makes unscheduled bond purchases for third straight day
The Bank of Japan continued a run of unscheduled purchases of government bonds in an attempt to control a surge in yields caused by speculators betting it will pivot away from its ultra-loose monetary ...
Tokyo Shares Close Flat On Last Trading Day Of 2022
Tokyo stocks ended flat Friday on the year's last trading day, with the Nikkei falling more than nine percent over 2022.
Japan’s Nikkei index drops 9% in 2022 for 1st yearly fall in 4 years
The benchmark Nikkei stock index finished the year down 9.4 percent, as Russia's war in Ukraine and fears over a potential global rec ...
Why The Bank Of Japan Blinked
The Bank of Japan shocked the market by increasing the band on their Yield Curve Control policy. See what this means for the economy here.
Crypto Influencer Blasts NY Post and Daily Mail for Sexist Coverage of Her SBF Chat
Both the Post and Mail placed pics of Fong in a bikini alongside sexualized headlines about her meeting with fallen FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried.
Japan’s P2P lending platform Crowd Credit to be acquired by Bankers Holding
Crowd Credit Tokyo-based Crowd Credit, the Japanese startup behind a cross-border peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform under the same name, announced on Thursday that it will be fully ...
Asia-Pacific markets set to trade higher after Wall Street rebounds
Stocks in the Asia-Pacific are set to trade higher after Wall Street rebounded overnight, recovering most losses from the previous session.
Neworld to set up shop in Taiwan to help Japanese craftmakers market globally: Nikkei
Tokyo-based Neworld, the Japanese startup behind marketing support and an e-commerce platform focused on Japanese craft products, is now planning to develop sales channels by launch campaigns on ...
Japan’s 20-yr bond yield hits multi-year high as BOJ struggles against upward pressure
Japan's 20-year government bond yield hit a near eight-year high on Thursday, as Bank of Japan (BOJ) emergency bond buying operations for shorter term notes failed to contain the upward pressure.The ...
Crypto Price Check: Ringing Out ’22, Looking to the New Year
After a bruising year of bankruptcies and criminal investigations, crypto investors are hoping better times are coming in 2023.
India to explore prohibition of unbacked crypto in its G20 presidency
India said it will prioritize the development of a framework for global regulation of unbacked crypto assets, stablecoins and decentralized finance.
UPDATE 1-Japan’s 20-yr bond yield hits multi-year high as BOJ struggles against upward pressure
By Junko Fujita TOKYO, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Japan's 20-year government bond yield hit a near eight-year high on Thursday, as Bank of Japan (BOJ) emergency bond buying operations for shorter term notes ...
Crypto Markets 2023 Will Be ‘About Differentiate Or Die’ For Investors
Crypto investors took it on the chin this year. Will next year be any better? What are market participants and new blockchain startups excited about for 2023, especially after the lessons learned from ...
PBS NOVA’s Crypto Decoded: ‘I Hope That the Film Helps Demystify Crypto’
Filmmakers hope to give viewers a peek inside the “loftier social visions that many crypto pioneers see it as.” ...
State Of Crypto And Web3: Has The Space Gone In Winter Sleep Mode?
The question is whether we are in the midst of a crypto winter or even a crypto ice age. In this article, we highlight the current trends in the crypto space and explain what the "crypto winter" is ...