A weaker yen boosted Japanese exports, contributing to a 55% surge in the Nikkei 225 from January 2021 to July 2024. With uncertainty ahead in Japanese equities, there is rising interest in Nikkei 225 ...
Japan’s economy cools, but rate hikes are still very much on the table
Japan’s economy grew for a second straight quarter, but don’t start celebrating just yet. The pace slowed, thanks to summer’s typhoons and an earthquake warning that kept people indoors and cautious.
Take Five: Crypto bulls and euro bears
Chip behemoth Nvidia is reporting quarterly results and global PMI data is rolling in as markets continue to digest the fallout from Donald Trump's U.S. presidential election win, with bitcoin and the euro taking centre-stage.
Nikkei snaps 3-day falls on bargain-hunting, weak yen lifts autos
The Nikkei stock index snapped a three-day losing streak Friday as investors bought battered shares, while a weaker yen spurred buyin ...
Chinese stocks lead Asia markets’ weekly losses amid China data, Fed signal on rate cuts
Major markets across Asia-Pacific broadly fell this week as US consumer prices released showed that inflation stayed firm, and its central bank indicated it was in no hurry to cut interest rates. Read ...
Japan GDP expands by 0.3% in third quarter, snapping two quarters of year-on-year declines
Japan's third-quarter real gross domestic product expanded 0.3% year on year, snapping two straight quarters of year-on-year decline. Third quarter GDP rose 0.2% quarter-on-quarter, expanding 0.9% on ...
The Human Cost of Japan’s Tech Boom: AI, Robots, and NFTs
We explore Japan’s latest document regarding AI, NFTs, and robots and evaluate the true cost of Japan’s tech boom.
The Week in Crypto; Major Price Moves, U.S. Political Developments, and Key Partnerships
Whale pump spotted as Bitcoin breaks $90,000 on institutional demand and optimism This week, Bitcoin set a new record high trading above $90 000 majorly due to ...
Bitcoin could hit $100,000 by Inauguration Day, says crypto expert—what a Trump Presidency could mean for digital assets
All told, bitcoin, the largest and most widely traded cryptocurrency, has risen 30% since election night, and crypto experts say there could be more room to run in the near term.
Trump victory tipped to break logjam of exotic US crypto ETF filings
Industry figures are hopeful that Trump, who has pledged to turn the US into “the bitcoin superpower of the world”, will replace Gensler — widely expected to resign in the wake of the election result ...
Japan’s Nikkei rises as auto, bank shares gain
TOKYO, - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Friday as a weaker yen lifted automakers, and financial stocks gained after raising their annual profit forecasts. The Nikkei was up 0.8% at 38,842.13 by ...
Jensen Huang says SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son once offered to help him buy out Nvidia — but he passed
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he turned down a chance to buy out the chip giant, while SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son regretted selling the stock early.
SEC approves Coincheck as first Japanese crypto exchange on Nasdaq
It could also encourage other Japanese exchanges to pursue similar moves. Related: Japan slow to approve crypto ETFs, maintains strict taxes, regulations The SEC’s approval follows the Japanese crypto ...
Crypto Markets Surge After Trump’s Victory
The crypto markets are buzzing post-election, with big players making huge moves and record-breaking news dropping every single day this week. BlackRock is expanding its tokenized U.S. Treasury ...
Gensler Makes Pitch on Crypto Rules Ahead of New Trump Tack
Gary Gensler is making a final pitch for how the SEC should be allowed to regulate cryptocurrency markets ahead of the incoming Trump administration and its enthusiasm for digital assets.
Elon Musk Issues Surprise Crypto Endorsement Amid $3 Trillion Bitcoin And Dogecoin Price Boom
Elon Musk, the Tesla billionaire who has been named by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump to lead the new "Department of Government Efficiency".