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Asian stocks extended a month-long slide and sovereign bonds surged on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up trade tensions globally by suddenly slapping tariffs on all goods from Mexico, sending the peso tumbling. Asian Stocks Japan’s Nikkei fell 1.2% in early trade, to be down 7% for the month so far. MSCI’s broadest […]

Rakuten Wallet is launching a cryptocurrency exchange in Japan, and for this, it has partnered with the security company CipherTrace for all Anti-Money laundering procedures or AML compliance. The information comes from RTT News. The partnership is expected to drive trust and security in the market. Rakuten started accepting account registrations last month from those who […]

Oil prices rose on Thursday after an industry report showed a decline in U.S. crude inventories that exceeded analyst expectations. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures added 26 cents, or 0.4%, at $59.07 a barrel by 0258 GMT. They closed down 0.6% on Wednesday after hitting their lowest since March 12 at $56.88. Brent crude futures, […]

Asian stocks tracked Wall Street losses on Thursday as latest exchanges between Beijing and Washington signaled the heightened risk of a prolonged trade war, stoking investors’ concerns about the impact on global economic growth. Asian Stocks Japan’s Nikkei was down 0.85% and Australian stocks shed 0.7%. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.8% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng lost 0.35%. Japan’s Nikkei was […]

Asian shares sank on Wednesday and bonds rallied as investor sentiment soured over growing worries about world growth with trade tensions between Washington and Beijing showing no signs of easing. In Asia, focus remains on the ongoing Sino-U.S. trade war. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Washington was not ready to make a […]

Taotao which is owned by Yahoo! Japan confirmed in a Twitter post that it will be launching on May 30. Upon translating, their tweet read: “[Announcement of business start Date] We’ve kept you waiting. ☺️ The virtual currency exchange “TAOTAO” service will start at noon (scheduled) on May 30, 2019 (JST)! Please wait until business […]