Central banks are set to spend 2021 maintaining their ultra-easy monetary policies even with the global economy expected to accelerate away from last year’s coronavirus-inflicted recession. ( read original story ...)
World Bank sees subdued recovery in 2021 and plenty of risk
The global economy will experience a subdued recovery this year from the devastating pandemic, the World Bank predicted Tuesday, but it warned that the near-term outlook ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Japan stimulus should power second half 2021 recovery – IMF chief economist
Economic stimulus approved in the United States and Japan at the end of last year will help to power recovery in these economies in the second half of 2021, IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath said on ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Needs Clearer Policy Making – Highlighted By The SEC Complaint Against Ripple
Cryptocurrency policy making is going to be messy, as shown by XRP, but it is an important part of continuing blockchain and crypto development. ( read original story ...)
Epiphany 2021: Frankincense And Myrrh Are Out, Gold And Crypto Are In
Today the Magi would likely replace the two botanicals with one or more types of our newest commodity: cryptocurrency. ( read original story ...)
Nvidia Risks Blowback From New Crypto Bubble
The good news is that Nvidia won’t have any problem selling its new gaming chips. The bad news might be who exactly gets their hands on them. ( read original story ...)
Onboarding Institutional Crypto Investors- Coinbase Helps Execute ‘One of the Largest Digital Asset Trades in History’
Coinbase revealed it helped the firm One River Asset Management make “one of the largest digital asset trades in history.” ... ( read original story ...)
2021 Crypto Preview: Here’s What’s Coming Next
Over the last few years, crypto has seen its share of ups and downs. Pundits are everywhere when it comes to guessing the next all-time-high, or trying to pinpoint what level ... ( read original story ...)
Carlyle to buy Japanese testing-tools maker Rigaku to help IPO pursuit
U.S. buyout firm Carlyle Group said on Wednesday it will buy Japan's Rigaku Corp, confirming a media report from earlier in the day that put the deal value at about $1 billion, as the manufacturer of ... ( read original story ...)
Carlyle to invest $970m in Japan testing equipment maker Rigaku
U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group will invest about 100 billion yen ($970 million) in Rigaku, a major Japanese manufacturer of analytical instruments, offering funding access and management ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto trading volumes hit record $68.3 billion on Monday – CryptoCompare
Trading volumes at major cryptocurrency exchanges on Monday hit a daily record of $68.3 billion, research showed on Tuesday, highlighting the trading frenzy that has accompanied bitcoin's charge to an ... ( read original story ...)
Ether and Bitcoin Both Surge Amid a Dizzying Crypto Rally
Bitcoin held near a record a day after breaching $34,000 for the first time while Ether, another digital currency, also surged as the crypto rally continues. ( read original story ...)
Why Your 2021 Resolution Should Be to Buy More Crypto Stocks
If you haven't added a handful of leading crypto currency names to your portfolio yet, this would be a great time to dip your toes into the waters of crypto tokens such as bitcoin and Ethereum. At the ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slips on virus restrictions, caution before U.S. Senate runoffs
Japanese shares edged down on Tuesday as the local government looks set to declare a state of emergency to deal with rising COVID-19 infections while uncertainty about Senate runoffs in the U.S. state ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s cash balance hits fresh high as c.bank keeps support for economy
The balance of money circulating in Japan's economy hit a record high for the ninth consecutive month in December, data showed on Tuesday, as the central bank continued to flood the economy with cash ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks set to decline following overnight Wall Street plunge
Shares of Chinese chipmaker SMIC will be watched on Tuesday after the company was among firms set to be deleted from FTSE Russell's global equity indexes. ( read original story ...)