The world’s nearly 12-year experiment with negative interest rates is over now that the last holdout, the Bank of Japan, has moved its key policy rate back to at least ... ( read original story ...)
End of an era as Japan ends negative interest rates; Unilever cutting 7,500 jobs – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Japan ends eight-year stint of negative interest rates ... ( read original story ...)
World’s Largest Pension Fund Seeks Information on Bitcoin Under Portfolio Diversification Plan
Japan's state pension fund to explore bitcoin as a potential portfolio diversification tool. The plan, however, does not promise a foray into bitcoin. Japan's state pension fund, the world's largest, ...
World’s largest pension fund explores diversifying into Bitcoin
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the largest pension fund in the world, is looking at Bitcoin (BTC) as a potential diversification tool. The GPIF officially announced on March 19 the ...
Japan’s $1.5 Trillion Pension Fund To Assess Bitcoin For Diversification
The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) of Japan, the world’s largest pension fund with assets totaling $1.5 trillion, has officially announced its initiative to explore diversification ...
$300 Billion Crypto Price Crash Suddenly Accelerates As Bitcoin, Ethereum And XRP Traders Brace For A Fed Shock
The bitcoin and crypto market has been turbo-charged by the debut of a fleet of bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Wall Street this year. The new bitcoin ETFs have raked in billions of ...
‘We’re back!’: Inside NYC’s bullish crypto party scene, after Bitcoin hit new all-time $70K high
We are so back,” crowed Bitcoin investor Aubrey Strobel. It was a celebratory “told-you-so” moment last week for Strobel and her ilk, as Bitcoin blew past $70,000 for the first time ...
Japan’s central bank just hiked its benchmark interest rate for the first time in 17 years, scrapping the world’s last negative rate
A person stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm on March 18, 2024, in Tokyo. Eugene Hoshiko—AP The Bank of Japan scrapped the world’s last ...
Tokyo stocks end higher as BOJ’s historic policy shift weakens yen
TOKYO, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks ended higher Tuesday, with the benchmark Nikkei finishing at a two-week-high above the 40,000 threshold, as a weaker yen boosted export-related issues. Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Property Shares Surge Post-BOJ Rate Hike as Banks Dip
Japan’s real estate shares were the biggest winners on Tuesday after a widely expected move by the Bank of Japan to end its negative rates regime, with investors focusing on the dovish tone by the ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Market In Strong Bearish Grip Before FOMC, Ethereum (ETH) Price Under $3,400
Investors await the FOMC meeting conclusion as sellers take charge of the market. Ethereum price slide further with chances for $3,000.
Bank Of Japan Raises Interest Rates, Abandoning 17-Year Negative Interest Rate Stint — Nikkei Reacts By Dropping Over 200 Points
In a historic move, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has increased interest rates for the first time in 17 years, signaling the end of the world’s last negative rates regime. What Happened: The BOJ announced ...
Japan Raises Interest Rates for First Time in 17 Years
Higher inflation and rising wages suggest that the country’s economy can grow without such aggressive stimulus from the central bank. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s central bank just raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years
The Japanese central bank's policy is quite different from those of the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, both of which have been moving to lower interest rates. ( read original story ...)
End of an era as Japan ends negative interest rates – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news ... ( read original story ...)
Top Japan banks weigh first rate hikes on ordinary deposits in 17 years after BOJ
Mizuho Financial Group said on Tuesday it plans to raise interest rates on ordinary yen deposits for the first time in 17 years after the Bank of Japan ended eight years of its unorthodox negative ... ( read original story ...)