The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to a 31-year high on Tuesday as it battles inflation caused by the Middle East war -- even after Washington and Tehran agreed a peace deal.Japan relied on the ...
Japan finance minister holds back comment on BOJ decision pending deputy governor briefing
Japan finance minister holds back comment on BOJ decision pending deputy governor briefing. Japan finance minister: Responsibility lies in sound economic and fiscal policy management.
Goldman-backed Go soars 21% after biggest Japan IPO this year
Taxi-hailing app provider Go’s shares surged 21% in its trading debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Tuesday, helping to support investor sentiment after Japan’s largest initial public offering so far ...
Japan’s Nikkei eases back from record high ahead of expected BOJ rate hike
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average edged back from a record high on Tuesday as traders awaited an expected Bank of Japan interest rate hike later in the day.
Bank of Japan hikes rates to highest since 1995 as yen languishes at historic lows
This is the BOJ's first hike since December, when it raised rates to its current level of 0.75%, also its highest level in over 30 years.
UFC fighters collect crypto bonuses at White House event
Cryptocurrency took center stage at UFC Freedom 250, where fighters collected performance bonuses paid in digital assets. Held on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 14, the ...
Japan’s biggest taxi app raised $553 million in the country’s largest IPO this year
Go Inc. starts trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange after raising ¥88.6 billion in Japan's largest 2026 IPO, backed by Goldman Sachs and BlackRock.
Bank of Japan set to raise rates to 31-year high, vow further increases
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, June 16 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates to a 31-year high on Tuesday, marking another landmark step in normalising monetary policy as it focuses on ...
Is Japanese Crypto Exchange Banning Prediction Markets? Bitbank Issues Warning
Bitbank warns users over prediction market activity Warning comes as Japan attracts industry interest. Global regulators are tightening scrutiny. Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank has warned ...
It’s ‘Over’—Crypto Is Quietly Braced For A ‘Critical’ BlackRock Bitcoin Price Earthquake
The bitcoin price has dropped to 2026 lows of just under $60,000 per bitcoin, plunging by half from its October peak of ...
It’s ‘Over’—Crypto Is Quietly Braced For A Massive BlackRock Bitcoin Price Earthquake
The bitcoin price has dropped to 2026 lows of just under $60,000 per bitcoin, plunging by half from its October peak of ...
Japan’s Nikkei Crosses 69,700, but Tomorrow Brings Rate Risk
Nikkei 225 broke 69,700 on a US-Iran peace deal, but a Bank of Japan rate hike to 1% now looms as the next risk.
Nikkei average surges above 69,000 to record high
Investors cheer U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that a deal had been reached to end the conflict between the United States and Iran.
Bank of Japan: When the Messenger Matters as Much as the Message
The Bank of Japan is widely expected to raise interest rates this week, taking its policy rate from 0.75% to 1.00%, the highest level since 1995.
Crypto token’s 50% wipeout shows magnitude of AI-hacking threat
When Eli Ben-Sasson helped create the Zcash cryptocurrency nearly a decade ago, the cryptographer worried about human adversaries. He didn’t expect that machine intelligence would one day expose a ...
Japan Three Biggest Banks Unite to Launch Yen Crypto Stablecoin by March 2027
MUFG Bank, Mizuho Bank, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation have established a formal joint council to develop and co-issue a yen-backed crypto stablecoin by the end of Japan fiscal year 2026, ...