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The Nikkei 225 Index held steady above ¥50,000 after Japan published strong retail sales data and as the yen continued softening. It also reacted to the latest Tokyo CPI numbers and the growing ...

Resilient factory activity and consumption despite headwinds from tariffs and inflation suggest that conditions for the Bank of Japan to resume monetary tightening are being met.

Japanese government bond yields were higher after stronger-than-expected Tokyo consumer inflation data bolster expectations for further rate increases by the Bank of Japan.

Cathie Wood ’s ARK Invest has boosted its exposure to crypto-linked equities. ARK bought $16.5 million worth of Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) on Nov. 26. The Coinbase buy follows a series of recent ...

Now, another piece of shocking news has emerged: a leading crypto trading exchange has lost millions of dollars in a hack. Launched in 2017, Upbit is the largest crypto trading exchange in South Korea ...

In effect, Covid ended Japan’s yield capping experiment, because it vaulted the world into a high interest rate equilibrium. If you persist in capping yields in such an environment, you risk your ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government plans to issue more new bonds to fund its economic package than the corresponding amount last year.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's ruling bloc is set to regain its majority in the powerful House of Representatives as three independent lawmakers in the chamber have decided to join the in-house group of the ...

Shares of Japanese streetwear brand Human Made soared in their Tokyo trading debut on Thursday. Human Made issued 931,400 shares in its initial public offering and sold 4.7 million shares held by ...

Upbit, South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, suspended deposit and withdrawal services on Thursday after an unauthorized transfer of about $37 million in digital assets to an external wallet.

Bank of Japan board member Asahi Noguchi said on Thursday the central bank must take a "measured, step-by-step approach" in raising interest rates. If the pace of rate hikes is too fast, it could hurt ...

Superintelligent founder and CEO Nathaniel Whittemore says Bitcoin's integration into traditional markets is creating uncertainty of the unknown.

A memecoin called Shit Piss Skin Can ($SPSC) jumped over 300% in price after World Liberty Financial, a crypto company backed by President Donald Trump, promoted the cryptocurrency in a tweet on ...

TOKYO -- Top Japanese marine shipping groups will partner with major shipbuilders to develop a new generation of vessels, Nikkei has learned, as Japan aims to regain momentum in an industry ...

Cash Cloud, a Bitcoin ATM company that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2023, wins an arbitration award worth $18.47 million.

The special purpose acquisition companies that rushed to make deals for cryptocurrency treasury firms are facing a critical juncture.