Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Friday defended the central bank's decision to widen the trading band in its yield curve control program.
Factbox: FACTBOX The many companies in Digital Currency Group’s crypto empire
U.S. crypto company Digital Currency Group (DCG) is at the center of the industry's latest meltdown after one of its companies, Genesis, froze customer withdrawals in November.
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends higher on yen’s retreat, U.S. futures’ rise
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index bounced back Friday, as investor sentiment was lifted by the yen's retreat and U.S. futures turning higher, despite Wall Street's overnight slide. The 225-issue ...
Japan’s Nikkei ends higher on U.S. futures gains, weak yen
Japan's Nikkei share average reversed its early losses to end higher on Friday, as sentiment was boosted by higher U.S. futures after Wall Street losses overnight and a weaker yen. The Nikkei ended ...
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.56%
Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Transport, Retail and Fishery sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.56%. The best performers of ...
Asia-Pacific markets rise as Japan’s inflation data reaches highest since 1981
This is CNBC's live blog covering Asia-Pacific markets. Markets in the Asia-Pacific traded higher on Friday as investors digested Japan's inflation data. The nationwide core consumer price index rose ...
Why Bank Of Japan Needs A Female Leader
Yuri Okina tops shortlists of potential female candidates to replace Haruhiko Kuroda as Bank of Japan governor. Over the next few weeks, Tokyo financial circles will buzz with intrigue over who’s ...
Tokyo core inflation likely double BOJ’s 2% target in January: Reuters Poll
Inflation data in the world's third-largest economy has received unusual attention amid market expectations of a shift in the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) ultra-easy monetary policy. The core consumer price ...
Why UK banks are blocking transfers to and from crypto exchanges | The Crypto Mile
Many UK high street banks are blocking payments to and from major cryptocurrency exchanges such as Binance and Coinbase.
Toshiba buyout heralds a big step back for Japan
The end of a long battle to wring some value from Toshiba is finally within reach. Foreign investors, who for years have sought to shake up the stodgy and cloistered Japanese conglomerate, are likely ...
Japan’s Nikkei inches higher on U.S. futures gain, weak yen
Japan's Nikkei share average reversed course to inch up on Friday, as sentiment was boosted by higher U.S. futures after Wall Street losses overnight and the weakened yen. The Nikkei inched up 0.03% ...
Samsung’s Bitcoin ETF, $700M bust, Coinbase exits Japan: Asia Express
Samsung launches a new Bitcoin ETF, Hong Kong exchange busted for laundering $700M, and Coinbase leaves Japan for good.
Asia markets set to fall as Japan’s inflation data reaches highest since 1981
Markets in the Asia-Pacific were set to trade lower on Friday as investors digested Japan's core inflation print, which reached the fastest pace since 1981. The Nikkei futures contract in Chicago was ...
Crypto Price Check: Bullish Moves Amid Regulatory Pressures
"The crypto market has witnessed its largest gains in recent months, climbing to nearly $1 trillion in total marketcap," said Billy Endres, a cryptocurrency expert with Finder. "The bullish shift was ...
What Is Staking Crypto? How To Earn Extra Money During Crypto Winter
What is staking crypto? At the most basic level, staking crypto is a way to earn passive income from your crypto holdings. As an investor, you can think of staking crypto as simil ...
Crypto News Outlet CoinDesk Reported So Hard It May Need to Sell Its Site
The folks at CoinDesk were simply too good at their jobs. The crypto news site was the first to poke holes in Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto sandcastle that was FTX, but now the company who owns the ...