Japan's central bank left its ultra-easy monetary policy unchanged on Wednesday, bucking heavy speculation that it could again tweak a key lever and sending the yen plunging against the dollar.
Bank of Japan keeps yield control policy unchanged
The Bank of Japan on Wednesday maintained ultra-low interest rates, including its 0.5% cap for the 10-year bond yield, defying market expectations it would phase out its massive stimulus programme in ...
The Bank of Japan’s Moment of Truth
Investors drag the world’s loosest central bank toward ‘normal.’ ...
Asian shares tentative, Japan yields close to policy cap ahead of BOJ meeting
Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday while Japanese yields hugged a policy cap, with markets anxiously awaiting a pivotal Bank of Japan (BOJ) meeting that could see the world's third largest economy ...
Don’t be fooled: Crypto is going up because of market manipulation
Why are crypto prices suddenly rising? There are plenty of analysts out there trying to make logical sense of the recent bump in cryptocurrencies value – inflation is slowing, belief that the Federal ...
FTX says $415 million of crypto was hacked
FTX’s new CEO John Ray said in a statement that it’s taken a “Herculean investigative effort from our team to uncover this preliminary information.” ...
Japan’s Nikkei rebounds as yen strength eases ahead of BOJ rate decision
Japan's Nikkei share average ended higher on Tuesday, rebounding from two straight session of heavy losses, as the yen's relentless rise paused on the eve of a crucial Bank of Japan (BOJ) policy ...
Japan’s Nikkei rebounds as yen’s climb halts ahead of BOJ meeting outcome
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index bounced back Tuesday as a halt in the yen's rise against the U.S. dollar prompted investors to buyback oversold issues amid a cautious mood ahead of the conclusion ...
Asia-Pacific shares set to trade flat ahead of Bank of Japan rate decision
Asia-Pacific shares are set to drop, tracking losses on Wall Street as investors also looked to the outcome of the Bank of Japan's monetary policy meeting.
New York faces a new legal fight over a proposed crypto-mining power plant
Sierra Club and the Clean Air Coalition of Western New York filed a suit on Friday that challenges the New York Public Service Commission’s (PSC) approval of the sale. Under state law, the commission ...
Column-Bank of Japan shift exposes global bond cracks: McGeever
Japan risks pulling the rug from under the much-touted "year of the bond." Further changes to the Bank of Japan's yield curve control (YCC) policy could bring more Japanese money back home, against a ...
Japan Wants Crypto Regulated Like Banks
Japan wants crypto regulated in the same way as banks. The country also noted that crypto regulations should focus on protecting investors and preventing money laundering.
Bankrupt 3AC Seeks Funding For New Crypto Exchange—Gets Mocked For Proposed Name: GTX
AC was among the first crypto firms to collapse last summer after a surge of crypto tokens fell in value. Voyager Digital, a cryptocurrency brokerage firm, issued ...
Crypto community irked as bankrupt hedge fund Three Arrows’s founders seek money for new venture
Founders of Three Arrows Capital, a crypto hedge fund whose bankruptcy in June resulted in potentially billions of losses for investors and creditors, ...
New Year, new rally: Why bitcoin is up 28% this month after a tumultuous 2022
Bitcoin has begun 2023 on a positive note. The token climbed above $21,000 on Saturday for the first time in two months, and is up 26% month-to-date.
As crypto hackers and thieves make off with billions, there’s another kind of fraud lurking in the industry.
Insider's Phil Rosen explains just how pervasive wash trading has become in the cryptocurrency sector - using a lemonade stand analogy.