Miniso, a Chinese discount retailer known for its fashionable but affordable household products, is expected to raise up to $562 million in a U.S. initial public offering in New York ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Official Downplays Fears Over China’s Digital Currency
No single digital currency will dominate global transactions if central banks strive to enhance their own settlement systems, a senior Bank of Japan official said, brushing aside fears China's rapid ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Retailer Miniso to Raise About $562 Million in IPO
Miniso, a Chinese discount retailer known for its fashionable but affordable household products, is expected to raise up to $562 million in a U.S. initial public offering in New York. ( read original story ...)
Japan Bank Industry Touts Looser Rules on Information Firewalls
Japan’s biggest bank lobby is backing a proposal to ease regulations separating the activities of financial groups’ commercial and investment banking units. ( read original story ...)
Wife of Japan gov’t official who killed self amid favoritism scandal seeks ‘tell-all’ file
The wife of a Finance Ministry official who killed himself after becoming entangled in a document tampering scandal requested during an Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
K-Pop band BTS scores huge hit on South Korea stock market in management firm’s IPO
Investors scramble to buy shares in Big Hit Entertainment amid speculation that the boy band members could be allowed to defer military service ... ( read original story ...)
Blockchain-Enabled Central Bank Digital Currencies Are Developing Fast, But How Are They Different From Other Crypto?
Stablecoins and central bank digital currencies may seem superficially similar, but understanding the differences is critical for further development. ( read original story ...)
Crypto M&A Surges Past 2019 Total as Rest of World Eclipses U.S.
Deal value in the cryptocurrency world surpassed the total from 2019 in the first six months of the year as tie-ups became less frequent but bigger, according to PwC. ( read original story ...)
Crypto.com slashes staking rewards as user numbers top 5 million
Crypto.com’s five million user milestone has been overshadowed by 70% reduction in staking rewards for its native CRO token ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank eyes IPO for blank-check acquisition vehicle in 2020
TOKYO -- SoftBank Group plans to list a blank ... meaning that it can get on the stock market without going through an IPO. SoftBank likely hopes to score a better investment deal than it ... ( read original story ...)
Global IPO activity rebounds sharply hitting historic highs in Q3 2020
Market liquidity and investor sentiment drove deals and proceeds up year-on-year - Technology, industrials and health care led global sector activity YTD with 537 IPOs raising US$110.5b - Q3 2020 was ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks in Japan poised to decline; BTS’ label set to make market debut in South Korea
Australia's jobs data for September are expected to be out at around 8:30 a.m. HK/SIN. China's consumer price index and producer price index for September are also set to be out at about 9:30 a.m. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens down 0.33 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 0.33 percent at 23,548.45 on Thursday, while the broader Topix shed 0.26 percent at 1,639.61. TOKYO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average ... ( read original story ...)
G-20 agrees on 6-month extension of debt relief for poor nations
Finance chiefs of the Group of 20 major economies agreed Wednesday to extend their debt relief program for poor nations by six months ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Conversation: Ethereum Shines, Too
But Ethereum is the one everyone is using. Ethereum was the first cryptocurrency to introduce a blockchain system that could also facilitate all sorts of “decentralized applications,” or dApps. It ... ( read original story ...)
OECD Encourages Regulators To Form Uniform Crypto Tax Regulations
A recently issued report by Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), suggests a framework that regulators can use to come up with effective tax rules for cryptocurrency ... ( read original story ...)