JAPAN’S government bonds are set for the worst quarterly sell-off in more than two decades as the central bank loosens its grip on the market. Read more at The Business Times.
Tokyo equity offerings surge as Japan Inc begins to shift towards capital efficiency
Japan equity offerings have more than quadrupled in value this year, with investors encouraged by a surge in the Nikkei stock index to a 33-year high and signs that Japanese firms have begun to manage ...
Mixin hacked for $200M, Worldcoin eyes greater expansion and Haun Ventures’ execs talk crypto regulation
As for other news, it’s been an interesting and somewhat slower week for the crypto community. On Sunday, Hong Kong-based crypto company Mixin lost around $200 million to hackers in a breach. The hack on Mixin is the biggest theft in the crypto world in 2023,
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UPDATE 1-Japan finmin Suzuki reiterates warning against excessive FX volatility
TOKYO, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Japan won't rule out any options to deal with excessive currency volatility, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday, reiterating a warning against speculative ...
Sam Bankman-Fried talked crypto with Jerome Powell the same month that the Fed chair met with JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs CEOs
Sam Bankman-Fried and Jerome Powell discussed stablecoins and CBDCs in a meeting last February, the same month Powell met with Wall Street CEOs.
Japan finance minister Suzuki: Won’t rule out any option on FX volatility
Japan will not rule out any options if there is any excessive volatility in currency moves, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday, warning against speculative yen moves amid the yen's fall to 11-month lows against the dollar.
Japan’s Nikkei posts biggest one-day drop in a month, rate jitters weigh
Japan's Nikkei share average suffered its biggest one-day percentage drop in a month on Thursday as worries that U.S. interest rates would stay at elevated levels rattle investors. The Nikkei closed down 1.
IPO Rebound in the US Fuels 2024 Optimism From Paris to Tokyo
Bankers and investors are optimistic that a string of initial public offerings will cap off a quiet year for new issuance before things accelerate in 2024.
Japan’s Nikkei hits one-month low on Fed’s higher-for-longer rate woes
Japan's Nikkei share average hit a one-month low on Thursday, as worries that the Federal Reserve's interest rates would stay at elevated levels crimp risk appetite. The Nikkei was down 1.73% at ...
Japan Finance Minister Suzuki Reiterates Warning Against Excessive FX Volatility
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan won't rule out any options to deal with excessive currency volatility, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday, reiterating a warning against speculative moves on the ...
Binance tames up with Japan’s biggest lender to launch stablecoins
Binance Japan is planning to launch stablecoins denominated in the dollar, euro, and yen in Japan in 2024. The crypto exchange aims to introduce these tokens, and possibly more, through its ...
Japan insurers to report inappropriate practices after internal probes -Nikkei
Japan's four biggest casualty insurers found inappropriate business practices in dealings with more than 100 corporate clients combined after conducting internal probes on alleged price fixing, the ...
Bank of Japan’s July debate highlights rift in view on rate-hike timing
TOKYO, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan policymakers agreed on the need to maintain ultra-loose monetary settings but were divided on how soon the central bank could end negative interest rates, ...
Japan considers Tokyo, Osaka, others for English-only finance zones
Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka prefecture and Sapporo city -- as candidate for special business zones that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to lure foreign asset management companies to open for business, ...
Japan considers Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka, Sapporo for special zones
TOKYO -- Japan will weigh up four municipalities -- Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka prefecture and Sapporo city -- as candidate for special business zones that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to lure foreign ...