TOKYO -- When a Chinese fighter jet directed its radar onto aircraft from Japan's Self-Defense Forces this past Saturday, Japanese defense officials tried to contact their Chinese counterparts through ...
Bitcoin Price Climbs 2% Ahead of Expected Fed Rate Cut As Japan Rate Hike Risk Looms
The Bitcoin price climbed 2% ahead of an expected Fed interest rate cut this week, and as a possible Japan rate hike looms.
Japan’s SBI Shinsei Bank prices IPO at top of range
Japan's SBI Shinsei Bank has priced its initial public offering at the top of the range, a filing showed on Monday.
Nikkei 225 Index steady as rising Japan bond yields fuel BoJ rate hike talk
The Nikkei 225 Index was flat on Monday as the Japanese statistics agency published mixed economic numbers. What next for the index?
Japans Nikkei edges lower, big tech shares drag amid valuation worries
The biggest drag on the Nikkei was startup investor SoftBank Group, shaving 93 points from the index with a 2.5% slide. Next was chip-testing equipment maker Advantest, which fell 0.9%, followed by ...
Japan’s Current Account Surplus Grows 15.5 Pct in Oct.
Japan's current account surplus grew 15.5 pct in October from a year before to 2,833.5 billion yen thanks mainly to increased exports and higher dividend income, the Finance Ministry said Monday. The ...
TOKYO REPORT: Demand Grows for Housing Loans of Up to 50 Years in Japan
Housing loans with repayment periods of up to 50 years, far longer than the standard 35-year term for long-term mortgages, are gaining popularity in Japan particularly among people in their 20s. With ...
Crypto Adoption Continues Even As Bitcoin Stumbles
Bitcoin was originally put forward, among other things, as a store of value and hedge against inflation and while this might have been an original pillar of the bitcoin maximalist community the facts ...
Bitcoin Faces Japan Rate Hike: Debunking The Yen Carry Trade Unwind Alarms, Real Risk Elsewhere
Speculators maintain net bullish positions in the yen, limiting scope for sudden JPY strength and mass carry unwind.
‘Next Step Is Coming’—SEC Chair Issues ‘Huge’ Crypto Prediction As The Bitcoin Price Struggles
The SEC chair expects the entire U.S. financial market could move onto the blockchain technology that powers bitcoin and crypto within the next two ...
Korea to Treat Crypto Exchanges Like Banks After Upbit Hack
South Korea to require crypto exchanges compensate users for hacks and failures after $30.1M Upbit breach, matching bank liability standards.
Bitcoin Faces Japan Rate Hike: Yen Carry Trade Unwind Fears Miss the Mark, Real Risk Elsewhere
Speculators maintain net bullish positions in the yen, limiting scope for sudden JPY strength and mass carry unwind.
Public Companies’ Crypto Strategy Backfires: From 2600% Gains To 86% Losses
Public companies that heavily invested in cryptocurrencies are now facing significant financial losses. The once promising investment strategy has seen share prices plummet, leaving firms grappling ...
Bitcoin Options Show Traders Hunkering Down for Crypto Winter
Bitcoin options are showing that traders are betting that the largest cryptocurrency will remain mired in its current trading range in the wake of the fourth-quarter downturn that has cut more than $1 ...
Japan’s rate lift threatens Bitcoin as yen carry trades begin to unwind
Japan’s rate hike plans tighten yen funding and pressure Bitcoin as new tax reforms and regulatory shifts reshape the country’s crypto market.
Crypto treasury underwriter Clear Street plans to list in new year
Firm close to Trump family’s media group has emerged as a beneficiary of digital asset craze sweeping global markets ...