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Virtual currency as a payment method in Japan officialy from April 1

29/03/2017(0)
Virtual money poses accounting dilemma for Japan’s early adopters Asset or expense? The bottom line depends on the answer A new law defining virtual currency as a payment method ... Read More
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Japan offers Russia common digital currency on Kuril Islands

21/03/2017(0)
Tokyo has prepared a range of offers to Moscow for joint economic projects on Russia’s Kuril Islands, according to Japan’s national broadcaster NHK. The package of proposals, including tourism ... Read More
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Global Stock, Bond Rally Spurred by Central Banks: Markets Wrap

16/03/2017(0)
Gold and oil advance while dollar maintains losses on Fed move Yen steady as BOJ stays the course; euro jumps on Dutch vote Central banks ruled over financial markets, ... Read More
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Singapore and Japan establish FinTech Cooperation Framework

13/03/2017(0)
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan announced the establishment of a Co-operation Framework to enhance FinTech linkages between both countries. 2. ... Read More
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Asian Stocks Advance as Banks Rally; Dollar Mixed: Markets Wrap

06/02/2017(0)
U.S. jobs data show hiring increase with weaker earnings gains S&P 500 closed within 1 point of all-time high on Friday Asian stocks advanced after the Trump administration’s plan to ... Read More
A man looks at an electronic board showing the stock market indices of various countries outside a brokerage in Tokyo

Yen fell as the central bank moved to reassert control over rising yields

03/02/2017(0)
Shanghai shares slip as trading resumes after holiday Focus turns to U.S. jobs as investors seek clues on economy Japanese government bonds swung and the yen fell as the ... Read More
Passersby walk past in front of electronic boards showing Japan's Nikkei share average, the Japanese yen's exchange rate against the U.S. dollar, British pound and Euro outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan

Dollar Hits 12-Week Low on Trump, Nikkei to Slide: Markets Wrap

01/02/2017(0)
Dollar strengthens after falling Tuesday on Trump comments Japan shares erase early losses while Hong Kong stocks slump Asian stocks were mostly higher while the dollar stabilized after its ... Read More
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Dollar Declines, Gold Gains With Industrial Metals

23/01/2017(0)
Yen climbs as traders react to Trump’s first days in office Japan’s Topix falls while Shanghai, Taiwan equities advance The dollar slumped after Donald Trump in his first days ... Read More
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Dollar Drops on Yellen Comments, China Shares Rise: Markets Wrap

20/01/2017(0)
Shanghai equities advance as GDP growth tops forecasts Gold heads for fourth weekly gain before Trump inauguration The dollar weakened after Janet Yellen said it’s prudent for the Federal Reserve ... Read More
A man looks at an electronic board showing the stock market indices of various countries outside a brokerage in Tokyo

Pound Drops on EU Concern, Asian Shares Decline: Markets Wrap

16/01/2017(0)
U.K. PM to signal plans to quit EU single market: Sunday Times Asian equities retreat with U.S. stock-index futures The pound tumbled on a report that U.K. Prime Minister ... Read More
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