The Bessent bond-market scorecard doesn’t look as strong as it once did
Since President Donald Trump’s inauguration U.S Treasury securities have underperformed all major government bond indices with the exception of Japan.…
I looked into buying a house in Singapore as an investment. Here’s why I didn’t — despite the 2% mortgage rate.
Homeloan interest rates in Singapore are less than 2%, while in Japan they’re around 1% or even lower. That’s in stark contrast to mortgage rates in America…
Japan FSA asks crypto exchanges to impose withdrawal delays to fight scams
Japanese authorities called for address registration, customerspecific limits and stronger authentication as part of a broader push to curb misuse of exchange…
SoftBank earnings exceed expectations, even without an OpenAI boost. This U.S. chip company saved the day.
The Japanese company’s investment in Intel paid off. Source:MarketWatch
JPYC raises $38 million Series B led by major Japanese logistics firm AZ-COM Maruwa
The investment brings the company’s total raised to $106 million across seven funding rounds since November 2021. Source:CoinDesk
US yen intervention puts Bitcoin, risk assets on notice for liquidity flux
The first USJapan joint yen intervention in 28 years came amid record bond yields and worries about the yen carry trade. Source:Cointelegraph
Live updates: Bitcoin at $63,600 as rare US-Japan yen action tests carry-trade fears
Japan may have spent as much as $36.6 billion buying yen in the first joint USJapan action to support the currency since 1998. Bitget Wallet’s Alvin Kan says…
U.S.-Japan intervention revives yen carry trade fears for bitcoin
Coordinated action sent the yen sharply higher, but bitcoin’s recent correlation suggests U.S. dollar strength, rather than the carry trade, may be the bigger…
US hints at more yen intervention: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
The US and Japan coordinate on the yen for the first time since 2011 as Bitcoin traders brace for a historically rough August. Source:Cointelegraph
Bitget set to exit Japan, close all remaining positions by year-end
The crypto trading platform, ranked fifth on CoinGecko, stopped accepting new registrations on Sunday and plans to shut down all remaining positions by Dec.…
Joint U.S.-Japanese intervention boosts the yen — but will it be enough?
Although forex market intervention can affect exchange rates, most strategists believe interest rate differentials are the ultimate arbiter of the direction of…
Bitget to exit Japan, close remaining positions after Dec. 31
The crypto exchange stopped accepting new registrations from Japan residents and will begin progressively restricting existing accounts on Nov. 1.…