Tag: finance

By Megumi Fujikawa Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Friday that climate change can be addressed with monetary policy but that wouldn't ... ( read original story ...)

The 29-year-old founder of crypto exchange FTX says the company has grown 3x in the last year, with ambitious plans for a couple more hundred hires in the works. ( read original story ...)

Local officials are searching for a Ugandan athlete who went missing in western Japan on Friday in a case raising questions over Japanese organizers’ oversight of Olympic participants amid local ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan said climate change needs to be addressed because of its significant economic and financial impact and will provide zero-rate loans to commercial banks to help companies finance ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan has shrugged off its fig leaf of independence and is getting involved in fiscal policy. And won't be the only central bank to do so, says John Stepek. It's another step down the ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan cut this fiscal year's growth forecast on Friday but maintained its view the economy was headed for a moderate recovery, a sign that monetary policy will be in a holding pattern for ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's FSA recently established a new unit to oversee digital currency regulatory frameworks, while the Ministry of Finance is considering increasing headcount. ( read original story ...)

Crypto asset companies face a stark choice: learn to live with regulators or endure their wrath. One of the main draws for hardcore advocates of digital assets is that many theoretically sit outside ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's benchmark Nikkei share average dipped below the psychologically key 28,000 mark on Friday as tech shares tracked declines on Wall Street overnight, while a continued surge in coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan on Friday revised down its growth forecast for the current fiscal year and laid out details of its first green fund, announced last month. ( read original story ...)

The Policy Board of the Bank of Japan, at the Monetary Policy Meeting (MPM) held today, decided by an 8-1 majority vote, to hold the interest rate at -0.1 percent on current accounts that financial ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan cut this fiscal year's growth forecast on Friday but maintained its view the economy was headed for a moderate recovery, a sign ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is the latest country to look into cryptocurrency regulation, as it fears that it could disrupt its financial system. ( read original story ...)

Japan's benchmark Nikkei share average fell below the psychologically key 28,000 mark on Friday as tech shares tracked declines on Wall Street overnight, while a continued surge in coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

One of Japan’s biggest banks has emerged as a major creditor to the Bill Papas-run Forum Finance, a group accused of defrauding Westpac and other lenders by as much as $390 million. Sumitomo outed ... ( read original story ...)

With $1 billion-plus spent on its crypto-linked cards in the first half of 2021, the payments giant is reaping the rewards of its focus on fintech. ( read original story ...)