OakNorth is leaning towards the United States for a prospective stock market listing, as the British bank considers ways to grow in the world's largest economy, including securing a local U.S.
Tokyo Shares Close Higher Despite Powell Comments
Tokyo shares closed higher for a fourth straight day on Tuesday, supported by a weaker yen, despite US Fed chair Jerome Powell hinting at fresh rate hikes to fight inflation.
Japan’s ispace to list shares in Tokyo ahead of planned moon landing
Japan's ispace Inc., aiming to be the first commercial company to land a probe on the moon, announced on Wednesday an initial public offering of its shares. The start-up will list 200 million shares ...
Tokyo prosecutors arrest 4 people for tax evasion involving crypto assets
Prosecutors in Tokyo have arrested four people for allegedly evading taxes worth over 2 million dollars on their cryptocurrency gains.
Nikkei ends at 6-month high on weaker yen, hopes for inbound tourism
The Nikkei index ended Wednesday at a six-month high as the yen's weakness against the U.S. dollar spurred hopes for a recovery in Japan's tourism sector through an increase in foreign visitors and ...
Nikkei hits 3-1/2-month high on weaker yen, China optimism
Japan's Nikkei share average climbed to a 3-1/2-month high on Wednesday, rising for a fourth straight session, as a weakening yen buoyed the outlook for exporters. Retailer shares also rallied on ...
Japan Mulls Drones To Deter Rising Chinese Intrusions
Japan is mulling the use of drones for aerial interception missions as the cost of scrambling manned fighter aircraft becomes increasingly unsustain ...
Inflation pressures in Japan are building on a ‘continuous basis,’ says venture capital firm
Kathy Matsui of MPower Partners says if wage inflation continues to rise, the Bank of Japan will probably move toward a path of normalization.
Tokyo Shares Stable Despite Powell Rate Hike Comment
Tokyo shares reversed early losses Wednesday morning, stabilising swiftly despite US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell hinting at fresh rate hikes to fight inflation.
Japan Overall Bank Lending Rises 3.3% On Year In February
Overall bank lending in Japan was up 3.3 percent on year in February, the Bank of Japan said on Wednesday - coming in at 598.927 ...
Asia-Pacific markets poised for a tumble as Powell hints higher rate hikes
Asia-Pacific shares are set for a tumble on Wednesday after Jerome Powell cautioned that interest rates may need to be higher than the central bank expected.
Japan logs record current account deficit of $14 billion in Jan.
Japan posted a record current account deficit of 1.98 trillion yen ($14 billion) in January, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
What Is Crypto?
What does this mean? Well, you know how simple it is for someone to right-click an image to save on a computer. It can then be copied and sent an unlimited number of times. If you were one of those ...
What Are Crypto Wallets?
These include futures contracts and exchange-traded funds that invest in them, over-the-counter trust and publicly traded companies with crypto holdings or a dedicated business strategy in the ...
Powell warns of crypto risks, but doesn’t want innovation stifled
After an opening statement in which Chairman Jerome Powell sent stocks lower by implying that the Fed could speed up and augment coming interest rate hikes, he touched on crypto, telling senators he ...
White House watching Silvergate in crypto fallout
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in her Monday briefing the Biden Administration has its eyes on Silvergate after the California crypto bank delayed its annual report and announced ...