The Bank of Japan on Thursday downgraded its economic assessments on five of the country's nine regions amid the lingering impact of ... ( read original story ...)
Moody’s – Japan’s depopulation in rural areas will hurt regional banks’ profitability
Japan's rural regions are depopulating and aging rapidly as young residents move to major population centers with more vibrant economies Banks based in these areas will face acute profitability stress ... ( read original story ...)
Bureaucrat’s widow asks Japan PM to look into scandal that led to suicide
The widow of a Finance Ministry official, who killed himself over document tampering related to favoritism allegations against then P ... ( read original story ...)
New Japan finance minister Suzuki warns against any sharp yen moves
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Thursday warned against any sharp currency moves, saying he was closely watching the foreign exchange market as the yen hovered near 18-month lows against ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Address Wealth Distribution, Fiscal Discipline, New Finance Minister Says
Japan's new finance minister said he would continue to keep the nation's high debt in mind while the new government of ... ( read original story ...)
SEC head Gary Gensler under fire over crypto regulation
A senior Republican has hit out at Gary Gensler, the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, over his attempts to regulate cryptocurrencies, as its defenders increase their opposition to ... ( read original story ...)
Shiba Inu Now 12th-Biggest Crypto After 367% Rise in Just a Week
Shiba Inu, a cryptocurrency started just last year, continues to soar after Elon Musk tweeted about his puppy. ( read original story ...)
Gov’t to sell ¥1 tril tranche of Japan Post shares
The Japanese government plans to sell by early November a 1 trillion yen tranche of shares in Japan Post Holdings Co, a postal and financial services group privatized 14 years ago. The Finance ... ( read original story ...)
Wall Street Giants Are Suddenly Piling Into Bitcoin And Crypto Amid A $500 Billion Price Pump
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices have continued to surge higher in October after struggling through September (proving some market watchers right). The bitcoin price has added around 10% over the ... ( read original story ...)
The Justice Department Has a New Team of Crypto Cops
The U.S. Justice Department has announced the launch of a new investigative team focused on disrupting “criminal misuse” of cryptocurrency. Dubbed the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, or NCET ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks set to trade higher as volatile October continues
Shares in Japan looked set for a positive start on Thursday as volatile trading in October continues. The Nikkei futures contract in Japan was at 27,730 while its counterpart in Osaka was at 27,670. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Prices Reached Their Highest Since May—Where Will The Crypto Go Next?
Bitcoin prices experienced some notable gains this morning, rising to their highest point in more than four months as the digital currency benefited from multiple bullish factors. The digital currency ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Leads Crypto Market Rally, Skyrocketing To Five-Month High After Big Bank Embrace
U.S. Bank says clients are "getting very serious" about cryptocurrencies, while Bank of America says they're "too big to ignore." ... ( read original story ...)
As bitcoin surges to highest price since May, here are how crypto-related funds and companies trade
After a fallow period, bitcoin's price is on the rise, surging to around the highest level since May and raising the hopes of crypto bulls for further ... ( read original story ...)
Banking apps edged out crypto-trading as the fastest-growing finance apps last week. Here are the top 15.
Insider obtained the latest exclusive data on the fastest-growing finance apps this past week from app monitoring platform Apptopia. ( read original story ...)
‘Kishida shock’ to stocks shows fear Japan will slide on reforms
They fear market-driven corporate governance reforms and structural changes to the country's economy will stall or even backslide to the "bad old days" of Japanese industrial policy prior to the 1990s ... ( read original story ...)