(Bloomberg) -- Japanese trading giant Itochu Corp.’s tender offer to acquire FamilyMart Co. in 2020 was too cheap, a Tokyo court said, handing a rare victory to activist shareholders who fought for a ...
Tokyo CPI inflation slows slightly less than expected in March
Tokyo Core CPI rose 3.2% in the 12 months to March, data from the Statistics Bureau showed, more than expectations for growth for 3.1%, but below the prior month’s reading of 3.3%. The core reading ...
University of Tokyo taps ex-BlackRock exec to triple alternative investments
TOKYO -- The University of Tokyo will triple the share of alternative investments like private equity and real estate in its portfolio to around 60%, aiming to boost funding for research and other ...
Crypto market cap unaffected on the week amid more US lawsuits
If you thought last week was crazy with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission clamping down on major crypto companies like Coinbase and Tron, you should buckle up for this week’s news. Binance, ...
Japan regional banks can weather foreign bond losses – regulatory official
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese regional lenders will be well able to weather even "large" losses on their foreign bond portfolios thanks to strong capital buffers, a senior banking regulator official said ...
Inflation in Japan’s capital slows for 2nd month, remains above BOJ target
TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) - Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital Tokyo slowed in March for a second month but remained well above the central bank's 2% target, data showed on Friday, ...
Financial world legend sounds alarm over ‘biggest bank that’s going down’
"The biggest bank that's going to go down is Bank of Japan," Kiyosaki explained. "Because the Bank of Japan carried the interest rates at, what, zero or whatever they did, [and] financed the ...
ASIA What banking crisis? Ending Q1 on a high
Right now though, it's 'risk on' globally - the MSCI Asia ex-Japan equity index is up three weeks in a row ... they are still significantly below the historic peaks pre-banking shock. Tech, in ...
Foreign investors remain net sellers of Japanese stocks in week to March 24
March 30 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks witnessed foreign outflows for a second straight week in the week ended March 24 as investors were concerned about a wider banking crisis and as a stronger yen ...
Canada’s Crypto Boom And The Energy Concerns It Raises
Japan, in May. Cryptocurrency will also be discussed at the upcoming G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors in Washington D.C., in April. At present, there is little coordination ...
Matt Damon Says He Did That Dumb Crypto.com Ad Because His Water Nonprofit Was ‘Down’
The "fortune favors the brave" crypto Super Bowl commercial was used to finance water micro-financing nonprofit Water.org.
Japanese yen leads Asia FX gains as bank fears ease, dollar slips
Investing.com -- The Japanese yen led gains across Asian currencies on Tuesday, while the dollar retreated as traders grew less concerned over an imminent banking crisis and pivoted into more ...
Crypto Bankruptcy Markets Are Thriving After FTX’s Collapse
With billions locked up in collapsed exchanges and funds, investors are selling their assets for cents on the dollar.
Banking chaos has been bittersweet for crypto and wine
Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse earlier this month dealt a major blow to the wine and crypto firms that entrusted their money with and depended on the lender to stay afloat. But it also gave the fine ...
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.36%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Precision Instruments, Gas & Water and Fishery sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.36%. The ...
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends lower as stocks turn ex-dividend
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed lower Thursday as investors sold stocks after booking ex-dividend payment rights, although high-technology issues found favor trimming losses. The 225-issue ...