TOKYO -- Major Japanese asset management companies are set to begin marketing domestic stock and bond funds to overseas investors, hoping an anticipated interest rate hike and rising share prices draw ...
Japan to tighten rules for foreign corporations buying large plots
TOKYO -- Japan will require foreign corporations to report the nationality of their representatives when purchasing large tracts starting in April, looking to improve the government's grasp of such ...
Japan’s December rate decision could crash Bitcoin
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is scheduled to announce its next interest rate decision on Dec. 19, and growing speculation of a rate hike has sparked fears that Bitcoin (BTC) and other risk-on assets could ...
How a Trump Media deal with a crypto firm exposes potential conflicts of interest
Crypto.com was under siege — investigated by President Joe Biden's Democratic administration and told enforcement action was likely.
U.S. debt worries sends crypto stocks crashing
Crypto-linked stocks crashed on Dec. 15 as concerns over U.S. debt and rising funding costs unsettled markets, extending a risk-off mood already seen in technology and AI market. Investors have grown ...
Global stock markets in turmoil: Japan’s Nikkei, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, and Korea’s Kospi sink as U.S. stock futures fall before jobs data
Global stock markets slid sharply on Tuesday. Japans Nikkei dropped 1.6%. Hong Kongs Hang Seng fell 1.5%. South Koreas Kospi sank 2.2%. U.S. stock futures also turned lower, with S&P 500 futures down ...
UK Treasury Draws Up New Rules to Police Booming Crypto Sector
The treasury is preparing a sweeping overhaul of how cryptocurrencies are regulated, moving the UK toward a framework that treats digital assets much like traditional financial products. The new set ...
Japan to monitor greenhouse gases using commercial airlines in world first
TOKYO -- Japan's aerospace agency JAXA and its biggest airline group ANA Holdings are combining to monitor greenhouse gas emissions using spectrometers carried on passenger flights, in a world first.
Japan’s Nikkei slumps as AI stocks tumble ahead of US jobs data
Japan's Nikkei share average dropped more than 1% on Tuesday, weighed down by declines in chip and other artificial intelligence-linked stocks ahead of crucial U.S. employment data later in the day.
Nikkei consolidates after October fireworks: Bank of Japan rate hike looms
The Nikkei225 has traded largely sideways during the first half of December after snapping its seven-month winning streak in November with a decline of around 4.1%. This followed a blistering 16.64% ...
Japan’s first bank-backed yen-based stablecoin could be available by June 2026
Shinsei Trust and Banking is set to issue a yen-based stablecoin next year, in the hopes that it will achieve widespread adoption as a global settlement currency domestically and internationally. With ...
Bank of Japan expected to hike rates to 30-year high
The Bank of Japan is expected to hike interest rates Friday for the first time since January, pushing them to their highest level in 30 years and potentially exacerbating turmoil in debt ...
15-year jail sentence may not be enough for Chapter 11 crypto founder
As the crypto founder got extradited from Montenegro to the U.S., the legal proceedings continued to take place. He was found guilty of nine charges, including fraud and money laundering, and a ...
Trump considers another controversial crypto pardon
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would consider a pardon for Keonne Rodriguez, the CEO of privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet Samourai, who was sentenced to five years in federal prison last month for ...
Quarterly ‘tankan’ survey shows slight improvement as Bank of Japan weighs a rate hike
A quarterly survey of major Japanese manufacturers shows business sentiment improving to its best level in four years, even after President Trump raised tariffs on goods from the U.S. ally to a baseli ...
Bitcoin Price Prediction: Japan’s Next Rate Hike Could Flip the Global Risk Trade – Is Bitcoin the Big Winner?
Japan’s central bank could make a historic move in December, how might this reshape the Bitcoin price prediction going into 2026?