Traders have piled in on the "Takaichi trade" — a bet on stronger stocks, rising bond yields, and a weaker yen.
Asia Morning Briefing: Regional Crypto Power Balance Is Shifting as Japan ‘Ready to Pop’
On the sidelines of Token2049 in Singapore, crypto execs kept returning to the same theme: Tokyo is becoming the region’s new crypto capital.
Japan finance minister warns against forex volatility as yen weakens
Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday that the government will be vigilant for volatile movements on the currency market, as the yen slid to two-month lows past 150 to the dollar ...
Japan’s Takaichi picks ex-premier Aso as party vice president
Sanae Takaichi, who is expected to become Japan's next prime minister, chose former premier and party heavyweight Taro Aso on Tuesday as vice president of her ruling party, a move some analysts saw as ...
Investors celebrate Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ election win
Japan focused exchange-traded funds rallied as the Nikkei hit a record high after conservative leader Sanae Takaichi was elected the country's first female prime minister.
Jobs report delayed — what it means for crypto
The U.S. government shutdown delays the September jobs report, with the crypto community glued to the Fed's next move.
Mantle Is 1 Crypto That’s Skyrocketing Right Now. Here’s What’s Driving Today’s 15% Move.
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OpenAI hit by major outage, crypto community reacts
ChatGPT, the AI chatbot launched by OpenAI, has become a popular tool within the crypto community over the years. Users have been using it to understand about the crypto revolution, blockchain ...
This Crypto and AI Stock Just Got a Massive New Street-High Price Target That Implies Shares Could Double in the Next Year
With IREN rapidly advancing from crypto mining into high-powered AI cloud operations, and already accelerating GPU deployments, this aggressive upgrade signals that Wall Street ma ...
Amatuhi Holdings Grows, But IPO Valuation Is High
Amatuhi Holdings is growing quickly within Japan's group home sector, but seeks an IPO at an excessive valuation. Learn more about AMTU stock here.
Japan’s new PM may be a boon for risk assets, crypto markets
Japan’s new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, may bring a new wave of risk appetite among Japanese investors, particularly in the realm of risk assets and cryptocurrencies.
Japan’s wage outlook key to BOJ rate-hike timing, ex-central bank economist says
Japan's wage outlook will be key to how soon the central bank resumes interest rate hikes, its former top economist Seisaku Kameda told Reuters on Monday, predicting the next increase to come either ...
Morning Bid: Political jolts from Tokyo and Paris
As U.S. markets mull the lengthening government shutdown, the week started with political drama in Japan and France - with the yen and euro falling sharply against the dollar and both gold and the ...
Wall Street poised to open with gains while political shake-ups roil markets in France and Japan
Wall Street pointed toward gains early Monday as the U.S. government shutdown dragged into a second week while markets in Japan and France were roiled by unexpected political shake-ups. Nasdaq futures ...
Japan’s Next Prime Minister Could Make Rate Increases Tricky for Bank of Japan
Sanae Takaichi, the new head of the Liberal Democratic Party, is viewed as being in favor of expansionist economic policies and once called the central bank’s rate hikes “stupid.” ...
EU watchdog prepares to expand oversight of crypto and exchanges
Esma chair says move would help boost bloc’s capital markets by removing supervision from 27 separate authorities ...