Japan's Nikkei share average extended its tech-driven rally in afternoon trade after the country's premier said he is not currently considering issuing a new state of emergency. Chipmakers, Sony and ... ( read original story ...)
China and Japan are Citi’s top picks for Asia markets
Asian markets are well placed compared to the U.S., and Japan and China are the top picks, according to an investment strategist from Citi Private Bank. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s factory output dips more than expected as risks emerge
While the ECB is expected to maintain the status quo, the BoE is likely to raise rates by 25bps to 0.5%. Markets will also keep an eye on US-Russia tensions around Ukraine. The risk sentiment that had ... ( read original story ...)
Buyback Regulation Concerns Are Overblown, Tokyo Stock Exchange Chief Says
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent a chill through local markets late last year with talk of introducing restrictions on share buybacks, but the head of the Tokyo Stock Exchange says investors ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei reverses course as tech stocks track Wall Street’s gains
Japan's Nikkei index reversed course to trade higher on Monday, with technology heavyweights leading the gains, as risk sentiment was lifted by Wall Street's strong finish. ( read original story ...)
GBP/JPY bulls are on the move early doors, eyes on central bank divergences
GBP/JPY bulls tinkering with bearish commitments below 155 the figure. BoE and BoJ views on currency value is a theme. GBP/JPY has been making gains at the open this week with the yen on the backfoot. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Can (Still) Learn Much From The Failure Of Diem
If the shuttering of Diem passed some crypto investors and market watchers without much notice, that should not come as a surprise. This inauspicious and muted end for the project was caused by ... ( read original story ...)
Victim of a $80M Crypto Theft, DeFi Platform Qubit, Begs Hackers for its Money Back
Marketplace OpenSea, the eBay of the crypto space, announced this week that it will reimburse users $1.8 million after a bug recently allowed hackers to buy NFTs on the OpenSea pl ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic unlikely to have ‘scarring’ effects on Japan’s economy: IMF
The International Monetary Fund says the coronavirus pandemic is unlikely to have "significant scarring effects" on Japan, but the world's third-largest economy needs to work on post-pandemic policies ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida suffers 6-point drop in approval rating: Nikkei poll
The approval rating of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet fell 6 percentage points from December to 59% in the latest Nikkei-TV Tokyo poll, the first drop since he took office this past ... ( read original story ...)
These Are The Top Ten Asia Pacific Funds (ex-Japan)
Asia and the Pacific is the fastest growing region in the world. Though the coronavirus pandemic has slowed the regional growth, the region now is again starting to gain ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Takes a Page Out of an Old Political Book in Washington
Big names in crypto have just founded a political action committee, GMI PAC, to weigh in on November's midterm elections. The cryptosphere is flexing its muscles. While the White House is working on a ... ( read original story ...)
Biden’s Bitcoin Regulations And The Threat Of Higher Taxes For Crypto
What will Biden say about Bitcoin regulations? Would Washington dare try taxing crypto investments differently? ( read original story ...)
Victims of the $1.3 million Frosties ‘rug pull’ are trying to recover their lost crypto by making their own NFT collection
The project runners named the new collection Wrapped Frosties, and are calling on other defrauded investors to join them to revive what was lost. ( read original story ...)
SEC’s crypto crusade at risk in looming legal battles
Cryptocurrency payments firm Ripple has started to rack up procedural court victories as it fends off the SEC in a case that could redefine how the agency polices digital assets. ( read original story ...)
Crypto’s correlation with stocks is going to tighten, but volatility is going to pick up as the Fed ends its easy-money policy, Real Vision’s Raoul Pal says
Real Vision CEO Raoul Pal said crypto's correlation with other assets like equities is constantly shifting, but it could tighten as US rates rise. ( read original story ...)