Japanese markets decline as yen rises 1.1% on speculation of Bank of Japan ending negative interest rate policy, despite Q3 GDP contraction.
Japan’s Nikkei suffers worst week since September on hawkish BOJ bets
JAPAN’S Nikkei share average logged its worst weekly decline since mid-September after falling on Friday (Dec 8), driven by increasing speculation about an imminent end to decade-old Bank of Japan ...
GLOBAL MARKET-Yen heads for strong weekly gain, Nikkei slides as Japan rate hikes loom
Japan's yen was on track for a fourth weekly gain on Friday as traders speculated the ultra-dovish Bank of Japan was moving closer to tightening monetary policy. World stocks, meanwhile, teetered on ...
Strong Yen Weighs on Tokyo Stocks
Japan's benchmark stock index fell 1.7% in Tokyo on Friday. (Franck Robichon/Shutterstock) The fall in U.S. bond yields is pressuring markets in Japan. Until recently, high Treasury yields contrasted ...
Japan’s Nikkei touches 4-week low as autos stocks slump on surging yen
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average hit a four-week trough on Friday, as exporters slumped amid a strengthening ...
Tokyo stocks open lower on stronger yen
Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday despite gains in US shares, as a stronger yen against the dollar weighed on the Japanese market. "The Japanese market is expected to start lower due to the ...
Yen soars, Nikkei slides as rate hikes loom over Japan
Japanese markets were reeling on Friday, with the Nikkei heading for its biggest weekly drop since October, bonds battered and the yen surging toward its largest weekly gain for five months as ...
Yen surges on possible Bank of Japan shift, stocks climb
The Japanese yen jumped on Thursday as Bank of Japan policymakers hinted the central bank may shift away from its ultra-low interest rate plan and a gauge of global stocks rose after three straight ...
Asian markets swing ahead of US jobs, Tokyo hit by strong yen
Asian markets fluctuated Friday as traders tried to track a Wall Street rally ahead of crucial US jobs data, while Tokyo took a hit from an extended yen rally on bets Japan will drop its ultra-loose ...
Japan logs current account surplus of $17.9 billion in Oct.
Japan posted a current account surplus of 2.58 trillion yen ($17.9 billion) in October, reversing a deficit of 149 billion yen in the ...
Coinbase Head of Research Explains Why Bitcoin Is a Unique Investment Within Crypto
In a recent conversation with TheStreet, Coinbase's lead researcher described bitcoin's unique traits and status among other digital assets.
Price of Crypto Tokens Linked to Elon Musk, SpaceX Rocket Launch Surge
With Elon Musk's SpaceX set to launch a crypto-themed satellite into lunar orbit, associated crypto assets are seeing price spikes.
Asia markets set for largely lower open ahead of Japan GDP numbers, India rate decision
Investors will be watching Japan’s revised third quarter GDP numbers, as well as India’s central bank monetary policy decision.
Nikkei May Fall, Dragged Down by Sharp JPY Strength
Japanese shares could drop, dragged down by sharp JPY strength, which hurts the overseas earnings of exporters when repatriated to Japan.
Bitcoin rally shines spotlight on investor risks
A much-anticipated US approval of wider bitcoin trading has helped the world's biggest cryptocurrency reach 20-month heights, risking however pain for new investors unaccustomed to its volatility.
Crypto’s Biggest Jerk Probably Getting Extradited to New York
Do Kwon was one of crypto’s biggest magical thinkers. His epoch-defining idea was Terraform Labs, a company that at one point commanded $60 billion in two related cryptocurrencies that would have made sense only during the anything-goes post-pandemic crypto bubble.