Japanese equities led losses in Asia, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average sliding 3%, and the yen strengthened as worries over a new variant of the coronavirus spurred risk-off moves across the region. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 drops nearly 3% as Asia-Pacific markets slip amid renewed Covid fears
Stocks in Japan led losses among Asia-Pacific markets in Friday trade, with the Nikkei 225 dropping almost 3%. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Banks Rush to Earn Interest From BOJ’s Special Facility
More regional banks than expected took advantage of an unprecedented program from the Bank of Japan to encourage them to consider mergers or take other measures to speed efforts at boosting ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s finance ministry takes punitive action vs Mizuho over forex law
Japan's finance ministry on Friday ordered the banking arm of Mizuho Financial Group to take corrective measures over its breach of the country's foreign exchange law and submit prevention measures by ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto’s hottest game is facing an economic maelstrom
Toronto-based management consultant Ansel Gravelle stumbled across a video game called Axie Infinity, which promised to pay players cryptocurrency for fighting digital monsters. After paying the ... ( read original story ...)
Daiwa House Logistics Trust wraps up SGX IPO
Daiwa House Logistics Trust was set to debut on the Singapore Exchange on Friday, having sealed its S$464.4m IPO this week. Joint issue managers DBS and Nomura closed the offer on Wednesday with the ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese regulators ask Didi to delist from US bourses on security fears
The country's tech watchdog wants management to take the company off the New York Stock Exchange because of concerns about leakage of sensitive data, sources said ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 drops more than 2% as Asia-Pacific markets slip amid renewed Covid fears
Stocks in Japan led losses among Asia-Pacific markets in Friday trade, with the Nikkei 225 dropping more than 2%. ( read original story ...)
Japanese firms will test a bank-backed cryptocurrency in 2022
A consortium made up of approximately 70 Japanese firms said this week they plan to launch a yen-based cryptocurrency in 2022.. ( read original story ...)
Soaring Fuel Prices Drive Fastest Tokyo Inflation in 16 Months
Higher fuel prices drove up Tokyo’s cost of living at the fastest pace in 16 months, although the increases were still tiny compared to those confronting consumers in other economies where central ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Tokyo core consumer prices rise at fastest pace in more than a year
Core consumer prices in Tokyo rose at the fastest pace in over a year in November, data showed on Friday, as electricity and fuel costs surged due to higher global energy prices and the costs of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares close higher
Tokyo shares closed higher Thursday after solid US indicators boosted Wall Street shares with a rising dollar also encouraging investors.28, while the broader Topix index advanced 0. ( read original story ...)
Analysis-In Japan, a weaker yen may not be the blessing it once was
A weak yen, once seen as favourable for Japan's exports-focused economy, has now become a pain point as it eats into household finances and confounds policymakers. A gradual shift by Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Why Australia Can’t Ignore Crypto Any Longer
This is no time to ignore crypto, why bets on a May rate rise might be a bit hasty and some bad news about the private jet on your Christmas wishlist. Here are a few of the things we’ve been thinking ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto-trading hamster that outperformed Warren Buffett has died
Mr. Goxx, the crypto-trading hamster that at one point was outperforming Warren Buffett and Cathie Woods has died. The hamster’s owner, a 30-something lecturer and prototyping specialist in Germany ... ( read original story ...)
Daiwa House Logistics House IPO sees public offer 9.5 times subscribed
Daiwa House Logistics Trust (DHLT), a real estate investment trust (Reit) that will invest in logistics and industrial real estate assets across Asia, on Thursday (Nov 25) announced that the public ... ( read original story ...)