Japanese lenders still have room to rise after the Bank of Japan’s surprise policy tweak last month put them among the nation’s best-performing stocks, according to Lazard Asset Management.
Japan Bank Lending Rises 2.9% On Year In July
Overall bank lending in Japan was up 2.9 percent on year in July, the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday - coming in at 605.389 trillion ...
Japan Wage Growth Slows, Backing BOJ Ultra-Easy Policy Case
Growth in Japanese workers’ wages unexpectedly slowed in June, indicating the labor market may be losing some steam and clouding prospects for the Bank of Japan’s sustainable inflation goal.
Japan Has Y1.509 Trillion Current Account Surplus In June
Japan posted a current account surplus of 1.509 trillion yen in June, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday. That beat ...
Japan logs 8.01 tril. yen current account surplus in 1st half of 2023
Japan recorded a current account surplus of 8.01 trillion yen ($56 billion) for the first six months of 2023, up from the same period ...
Feds Reveal Hipster Crypto Couple’s Hilarious Attempt to Cover Their Tracks
In one instance, the flamboyant pair tossed a computer down a garbage chute in a desperate bid to stymie investigators.
The Feds Are Now Using Crypto to Catch Drug Traffickers
Cyber Crime Cartels are using cryptocurrency more than ever before — and the federal agents tasked with catching them are wising up, too. In interviews with CNN, officials who track cartels explained that although cash remains the primary currency used by traffickers because it's almost entirely untraceable,
Japan antitrust watchdog begins price-fixing probe into 4 insurers
TOKYO -- The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Monday launched a voluntary investigation into four major casualty insurers accused of colluding on premiums for corporate clients, a source familiar with ...
Crypto’s Next Craze? Orbs That Scan Your Eyeballs.
Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, has started Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency project that aims to scan billions of human irises.
Best Crypto to Buy Now August 7 – Algorand, yPredict, Cronos
Consequently, the price would continue on its downward spiral. Is ALGO the best crypto to buy now? For short-term hedging, the answer is yes. Its current pump would last enough to make some short-term gains. Besides, the price of the asset is reasonably discounted at press time.
A Fake Job Offer Opened the Door to a Suspected North Korean Crypto Hack
In late July, a programmer at Estonia’s CoinsPaid, the world’s biggest crypto payment provider, met over video link with a recruiter who had reached out on LinkedIn with a lucrative job offer. During the 40-minute job interview,
Tokyo Stock Exchange taps Blue Ocean for US stock trading during daytime hours in Japan
"Our partnership with the Tokyo Stock Exchange is both a strategic development for Blue Ocean and for all Japanese investors, providing them the opportunity to trade US stocks during their daytime ...
Many Latvians Have Stopped Investing In Crypto, Central Bank Says
Fewer Latvians are investing in crypto, thanks to crypto scams, money laundering, and high-profile bankruptcies, the country’s central bank reports. In the past year, Latvian investments in crypto ...
IRS Guidance Provides Long-Awaited Instructions For Paying Taxes On Crypto Staking Rewards
According to the new IRS ruling, staking rewards are taxed at the time you gain dominion and control over a token. In simple terms, when you achieve the ability to sell, exchange or dispose of the ...
PayPal to Issue Dollar Pegged Crypto Stablecoin: Bloomberg
Global payments giant PayPal is entering the cryptocurrency market with its own U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin, PayPalUSD, as per a Bloomberg report. The token will soon be available to PayPal users in ...
Japan eyes Fukushima water release from late August
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is considering beginning the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea between late August and early September, even though local ...