TWO Thai companies aim to raise as much as US$2.5 billion combined from initial public offerings (IPO) on the Bangkok stock exchange, said two people with direct knowledge of the planned listings, ...
China is losing out to India and Japan as strained ties with US hurt deals, exit prospects for private equity funds, EY says
Private equity deal value in Greater China slumped 53 per cent in 2022, shrinking its share in Asia-Pacific to a nine-year low while India's cake expanded Funds are excited about values in Japan, ...
Bank of Japan’s Easy Money Pushes Yen Down
The currency Kazuo Ueda oversees has fallen considerably in the two months since he became Bank of Japan governor, but he isn’t hurrying to raise interest rates to prop it up. The yen fell as low as ...
Yen falls after BOJ stands pat; hawkish ECB and soft US data dent dollar
The yen lost ground after the Bank of Japan on Friday maintained ultra-low interest rates and its forecast that inflation will slow later this year - a dovish stance that runs counter to hawkish ...
Examining The Crypto Road Ahead: Will ECON Kill MiCA In Europe?
In a remarkable twist of events, the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) has proposed alterations to the fundamental principles of the recently unveiled MiCA regulations,
Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street rally, Tokyo’s benchmark at 33-year high
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index closed at a 33-year high, advancing 0.7% to 33,706.08 after the Bank of Japan wrapped up a policy meeting by keeping its ultra-lax monetary stance unchanged, as expected. It ...
UPDATE 1-Japan’s finance minister says sharp forex moves are undesirable
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Friday, when asked about the yen's recent weakening, said sharp currency movements are undesirable.
Investors want crypto, but not without TradFi backing: Nomura survey
Nomura’s crypto venture division has surveyed institutional investors with an overwhelmingly positive reaction to the crypto asset class.
US clampdown has crypto kings looking abroad
After years on the sidelines, financial regulators in the United States are throwing the book at the free-wheeling cryptocurrency industry, with angry entrepreneurs threatening to take their business ...
BlackRock files for bitcoin ETF in push into crypto
BlackRock, the world's biggest asset manager, on Thursday filed for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) that would allow investors to get exposure to the cryptocurrency, as the asset class comes ...
Bank of Japan leaves rates unchanged, holding them at ultra low levels
The Bank of Japan's short-term interest rate target has been held at -0.1% since it first adopted negative rates in 2016.
Japan’s finance minister says sharp forex moves are undesirable
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Friday, when asked about the yen's recent weakening, said sharp currency movements are undesirable."Currency levels should be set by markets, reflecting ...
Japan parliament enacts law to create defense funds pool
Japan's parliament on Friday enacted a law to create a pool of funds to cover part of a substantial increase in defense spending to p ...
Japan’s Finance Minister Shun’ichi Suzuki excessive moves in fx are ‘undesirable’
Japan's Finance Minister Shun'ichi Suzuki has stated in trade today that excessive moves in fx are ‘undesirable’ and that fx should move stably reflecting fundamentals. Separately, he stated that he ...
Japan’s Nikkei advances as chip shares gain
TOKYO, June 15 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average traded higher on Thursday led by gains in heavyweight chip related stocks, with investor sentiment staying broadly positive on strong appetite from foreign investors. The Nikkei index gained 0.34% to ...
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.05%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Power and Marine Transport sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.05%. The best performers of the session ...