TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's current account surplus for February ... while registering the 80th straight month of black ink, the Finance Ministry said in a preliminary report. The country's goods ... ( read original story ...)
Activists Get Their Moment in Japan With $21 Billion Toshiba Bid
The surprise takeover bid for Toshiba Corp. is a palpable demonstration of the growing influence in corporate Japan of activist investors, who have gone from largely impotent onlookers to kingmakers ... ( read original story ...)
Japan logs current account surplus of 2.92 tril. yen in Feb.
Japan posted a current account surplus of 2.92 trillion yen ($27 billion) in February, the Finance Ministry said Thursday. Among key components, the country had a goods trade surplus of 524.2 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Has Y2.916 Trillion Current Account Surplus In February
Japan posted a current account surplus of 2.916 trillion yen in February, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday - down 4.7 percent ... ( read original story ...)
There’s massive, growing allocation to bitcoin and crypto, CoinShares CSO says
CNBC's Melissa Lee breaks down crypto inflows, which hit records on the first quarter, with Meltem Demirors of CoinShares. ( read original story ...)
Sweden pushes ahead with a digital currency roll-out—just don’t call it a ‘crypto asset’
Sweden has strengthened its position in the race for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) after concluding the first phase of testing for its proposed currency, e-krona. In one of the most advanced ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman Sachs CEO Sees ‘Big Evolution’ in Bitcoin and Crypto Regulations
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon foresees a "big evolution" in how the U.S. government regulates Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. He said the New York investment bank's clients want to participate ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s regulators to check high-risk trades after Archegos -Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese regulators will heighten scrutiny on high-risk trades by domestic financial institutions in the wake of the Archegos fallout, the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan regulators heightening scrutiny over high-risk trades after Archegos
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese regulators will heighten scrutiny on high-risk trades by domestic financial institutions in the wake of the Archegos fallout, the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Aso says G20 clarified, not changed, its stance on FX
TOKYO, April 7 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said there was no change to the Group of 20 (G20) finance leaders' stance on currency rates, despite some modifications to the ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange Coinbase reveals an 840% jump in revenue – but says the market is too volatile to provide solid forecasts
Crypto exchange Coinbase, which plans to go public on April 14, said a sharp fall in cryptocurrency prices could trigger a big drop in monthly users. ( read original story ...)
Regulation could dampen the momentum in the crypto market: WEF official
The big concern is that there will be some kind of regulation that bans the way that people want to hold bitcoin or cryptocurrency in general, or in some cases, might make holding any type of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s FSA and BOJ to investigate high-risk trades by domestic firms after Archegos: Nikkei
Japan's Financial Services Agency and the Bank of Japan will investigate high-risk trades by domestic firms after the Archegos fallout, the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic torch relay taken off streets of Osaka
TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympic torch relay will not run through the streets of Osaka prefecture next week because of rising COVID-19 cases. The move is a setback for Tokyo organizers, who began the ... ( read original story ...)
Why Crypto Billionaire Mike Novogratz Bought Facebook Stock
Billionaire investor Mike Novogratz said he’s bought Facebook Inc. stock to benefit from crypto’s ascent and is also shorting the five-year Treasury as a hedge against policy makers pulling back ... ( read original story ...)
Binance CEO Goes All-in on Tokens: ‘I Just Want to Keep Crypto’
OLGA KHARIF: Can you talk a little bit about your early years, starting in China? CHANGPENG ZHAO: My family has been always a little bit nomadic. My mom is an elementary and high school teacher, and ... ( read original story ...)