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Takeda Delivers Strong Third Quarter FY2021 Results and Raises Full-Year Forecast Reflecting Strong Momentum
Delivered Q3 FY2021 Year-to-Date Growth in Reported Revenue of +11% Grew Q3 FY2021 Year-to-Date Reported Operating Profit to 462.5 Billion Yen ($4.0B) and Delivered Competitive Underlying Core ... ( read original story ...)
Buffett Strikes Gold as Japan Trading Houses See Record Profits
(Bloomberg) -- Warren Buffett’s surprise bet on Japan’s trading houses is paying off as the companies expect a record-breaking rebound in profits. Most Read from Bloomberg U.K. Scrambles ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Must Quadruple Foreign Workers by 2040 to Meet Growth Target – Report
Japan must boost the number of foreign workers ... featuring tips and expert insight on all things money: personal finance, careers, investing, real estate and more. The Most Important Ages ... ( read original story ...)
India Regulates Crypto With A 30% Crypto Tax
India's finance minister announced that the country will levy a 30% tax on income from cryptocurrencies, effectively placing virtual assets in India's highest tax band, on par with tax rates for ... ( read original story ...)
Social Media Urge to Use Monero, Zcash to Avoid India’s Crypto Tax
Angry posters on social media suggest using so-called privacy coins to avoid India's 30% crypto tax. Privacy coins were in the social media spotlight after India announced that it was imposing a 30% ... ( read original story ...)
How Stablecoins Can Help Crypto Investors, and Why the U.S. Government Has Taken Notice
Stablecoins offer a practical and cheap way to transact in cryptocurrency. Here’s everything investors should know about them. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan official says monetary tightening ‘premature’
It is too soon for the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to tighten monetary policy as the economy has not fully emerged from the pandemic’s hit, Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe said, dousing speculation that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares snap four-day winning run as Sony, Panasonic drag
Japan Airlines lost 1.91% after the airliner forecast an annual net loss of 146 billion yen. ( read original story ...)
Document reveals IMF deleted coal criticism from Japan statement
Kate Mackenzie, an independent climate finance consultant and researcher based in Australia, said the change in the Japan report was disappointing given that the fund had only belatedly committed to ... ( read original story ...)
India Embraces Bitcoin, Crypto. But There’s a Catch
Crypto now is now legal in India. The country will impose a 30% tax on income from cryptocurrencies and other digital currencies, officials said, which will put them in the highest tax band. Finance ... ( read original story ...)
DeFi world shaken after exploit leads to $322 million crypto hack
Over $300 million worth of wrapped ether (wETH) was stolen Wednesday thanks to what appears to be a massive exploit in the DeFi Wormhole protocol. In response, the team behind the protocol — which ... ( read original story ...)
More than $320 million stolen in latest apparent crypto hack
One of the most popular bridges linking the ethereum and solana blockchains lost more than $320 million Wednesday afternoon in an apparent hack. It is DeFi's second-biggest exploit ever, just after ... ( read original story ...)
Solana’s Biggest Hack Ever: $325 Million In Crypto Allegedly Stolen From $1 Billion Decentralized Finance Platform
Portal, a platform that helps users transfer cryptocurrency between the Solana and Ethereum blockchains, said Wednesday afternoon a hacker had stolen more than $ ... ( read original story ...)
BUZZ-COMMENT-BOJ last major central bank to hike? Recipe for weak JPY
The Bank of Japan will undoubtedly be among the last of major central banks to begin hiking interest rates. This implies a weaker JPY against USD over time on interest rate differentials alone, ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan official says it’s premature to tighten monetary policy now
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe said on Thursday it was premature to normalize monetary policy now as the economy is only just recovering from the coronavirus pandemic's damage. ( read original story ...)