Shares in semiconductor firm Socionext surged 14.6% in their debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, defying both a drought in initial public offerings and a rapidly deflating chip market.
Japan’s Base Food, offering complete nutritional foods, files for IPO
Base Food Tokyo-based Base Food, developing and selling nutritionally complete food products, announced on Wednesday that its IPO application to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange had ...
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends lower on renewed Fed rate hike concerns
Japan benchmark Nikkei stock index ended lower Thursday as investors were in a risk-off mood after the release of better-than-expecte ...
Japanese stocks fall as traders await U.S. inflation data
Japanese stocks dropped on Thursday as cautious traders braced for a key U.S. inflation print, which could influence global central banks' aggressive rhetoric towards rate hikes.
Japan’s finance minister warns of ‘decisive’ action vs rapid yen falls
Japan is ready to take "decisive" action against rapid yen declines and is focusing on volatility rather than levels in deciding whether to intervene again, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said. ...
Japan to take decisive steps against volatile forex moves: Finance Minister Suzuki
Japan will take "decisive" steps against rapid, volatile movements in the currency market driven by speculators, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Wednesday as the yen traded at a 24-year low just ...
Japan ready to take ‘decisive’ steps against yen decline
The yen has fallen since Japan stepped into the currency market last month to prop up its value. “It’s not as if we have a specific (dollar/yen) level in mind. Instead, we’re looking at volatility,” ...
Japan Finance Minister says govt ready to take action vs speculative yen moves
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Wednesday the government will take decisive action in the currency market if speculative moves were seen in the yen. "It's not as if ...
Socionext debuts after biggest 2022 Tokyo IPO
TOKYO: Chip design firm Socionext Inc extended gains to more than 11% in its Tokyo debut after completing Japan’s largest initial public offering (IPO) this year, defying recent investor pessimism ...
Japan Overall Bank Lending Climbs 2.3% On Year In September
The value of overall bank lending in Japan was up 2.3 percent on year in September, the Bank of Japan said on Thursday - coming in at ...
Asia-Pacific markets set to trade mixed ahead of U.S. inflation data
Shares in the Asia-Pacific are set to trade mixed on Thursday as investors await inflation data from the U.S. due later stateside.
Crypto prices are higher ahead of key inflation data, bitcoin holds at $19,000
Investors in the virtual currency space shrugged off a higher-than-expected inflation report in anticipation of Thursday's CPI read.
Japanese yen hits fresh two-decade low as BoJ’s loose monetary policy drags on
The yen dipped 0.7% to 146.9 against the greenback, moving past the 145.90 level that triggered the Bank of Japan in September to implement its first yen-buying intervention since the late '90s. The ...
Japan keeps up verbal warnings against yen sell-off to halt slide
Japan's policymakers continued to warn investors on Wednesday against selling the yen, as the dollar rose to a fresh 24-year high on the Japanese currency while hurdles to directly intervene remain ...
Hacker steals $100 million from crypto project Mango, then things get weird
On Tuesday, a hacker stole roughly $112 million from cryptocurrency exchange Mango Markets, which lives on the Solana crypto platform. They did it by purchasing a large amount of MNGO tokens on the ...
Yen falls to new 24-year low as Bank of Japan governor Kuroda vows ultra-loose policy
The yen weakened to a fresh two-decade low after Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda vowed to keep monetary policy loose in order to support an economic recovery, fueling speculation over whether ...