Tokyo's Nikkei 225 stock index slid on Friday following the Bank of Japan's announcement that it will begin selling exchange-traded funds it holds.
BOJ’s Noguchi says need for rate hike increasing ‘more than ever’
Bank of Japan board member Asahi Noguchi said on Monday the need for an interest rate hike is increasing "more than ever," as upside economic and price risks outweigh downside risks. Various economic ...
Sony Financial surges in Tokyo after historic spin-off from entertainment giant
Sony Financial’s debut was Japan’s first direct listing in over 20 years, and demand was so strong that shares went untraded at open.
Nikkei Drops 0.8%, Dragged by High Dividend Stocks
Japanese stocks are lower as many stocks trade ex-dividend. High dividend stocks are leading declines. Komatsu is down 3.8%, Kawasaki Kisen is 4.0% lower and Dai-ichi Life Holdings is down 3.3%.
Shareholders Approve Kimono-Maker Marusho Hotta’s ‘Bitcoin Japan’ Rebrand
The Japanese kimono and textiles maker Marusho Hotta will change its name to Bitcoin Japan at a shareholders meeting next month.In an official Marumasa Hotta release, the firm said the name change ...
Osaka Gas (TSE:9532): Evaluating Valuation After Recent Steady Gains in Share Price
Osaka Gas (TSE:9532) has made headlines recently as its stock saw another day of steady gains, climbing nearly 1% in the latest session. There have been no blockbuster events or major company ...
Crypto in Asia Reshaped By Trump-Linked WLFI Deal, India’s Security Crackdown, UAE’s Tax Pact, And Japan’s Adoption Boom
The crypto market isn’t exactly in great shape today, with BTC USD and ETH USD pairs still stuck in a brutal slump. However, not everything is in red. Newer players like Plasma(XPL), ASTER, Stable ...
Texas brothers charged after allegedly holding Minnesota family hostage, stealing $8M in crypto
Raymond Christian Garcia, 23, and Isiah Angelo Garcia, 24, were taken into custody in Texas and face federal and state charges in connection with the Sept. 19 attack.
Japan major bank to make 1-month paternity leave mandatory
Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. will require its employees to take at least one month's paternity leave in principle from Octob ...
Japanese Yen Weekly Forecast: Will USD/JPY Break 151? Fed and BoJ Events Set the Stage
The yen faces pressure as USD/JPY nears key resistance. BoJ opinions, U.S. jobs data, and Fed signals may decide if the pair breaks past 151 or retreats.
ASEAN, Japan, And UNDP Convene At Expo 2025, Osaka, Japan To Advance Financing Strategies For Blue Ecosystem Restoration
ASEAN, Japan, And UNDP Convene At Expo 2025, Osaka, Japan To Advance Financing Strategies For Blue Ecosystem Restoration.
3 crypto stocks to watch next week — one jumped over 2,200%
With Bitcoin mining and digital asset treasury operations, several public companies are offering exposure to crypto.
Many crypto-treasury companies are trading for less than what their digital assets are worth. Is this a bargain or a big red flag?
As more companies with a crypto-treasury strategy have seen the premium of their shares to their crypto holdings narrow — or even turn into a discount — some investors are wondering whether now is a ...
Crypto.com’s CRO token wipes out over $6 billion
Cronos, the native token of Crypto.com's Cronos Chain, is priced at $0.1944, up 5.67% in the past 24 hours. It has a market cap of $6.77 billion, which represents a 50% drop from its peak of nearly ...
Security experts warn lawmakers that crypto market structure legislation poses big risks
A group of national security experts urged Senate lawmakers to reexamine crypto policy bills to address risks including money laundering and sanctions evasion.
A Crypto Billionaire’s Path From Pariah to Trump Moneyman
Justin Sun was facing an SEC fraud case, but $90 million of Trump coins later, he’s doing business with the president’s family.