The Bank of Japan has vacuumed up so much of the government bond market — in excess of 40 percent — that it’s left fewer securities for others to buy and sell. Some other buyers, such as pension funds and life insurers, also tend to follow buy-and-hold strategies. That’s the backdrop to Tuesday’s session, when […]
Mr. Roboto? China Tariffs Fight Over Robots, Other Future Technologies…
Presidential Memorandum on the Actions by the United States Related to the Section 301 (China) Investigation…
U.S. to File WTO Suit Against China for Trade Law Violations…
My Kuroda! Not a Single Japanese 10-Year Bond Traded Tuesday…
Kobe Steel Admits Data Fraud Went on Nearly Five Decades…
Kobe Steel Ltd admitted on Tuesday its data fraud has been going on nearly five decades and also revealed new cases of cheating, highlighting the challenges facing the 112-year-old company mired in compliance failures and malfeasance. Japan’s third-biggest steelmaker said its CEO will step down to take responsibility for the widespread data fraud scandal that […]
U.S. Stocks Snap Selling Spree to Close Higher in Volatile Trading…
The U.S. stock market halted its death spiral to close higher Tuesday after a wild day of trading that saw the Dow ricocheting more than 1,000 points, underscoring a new regime of volatility on Wall Street. The turnaround, which follows on the heels of the blue-chip index’s worst one-day point decline on Monday, helped to […]
European Markets Plunge…
“Biggest Theft in Crypto History:” Over $400M Stolen from Japanese Crypto Exchange…
Earlier today we reported that cryptocurrencies tumbled overnight after one of the most popular – if unlicensed – Japanese exchanges, Coincheck, halted withdrawals of funds and cryptos amid broad confusion as to what prompted the halt. Additionally, Coincheck said it had stopped deposits into NEM coins, a hint that something was very wrong with what […]
Trump’s National Security Adviser, H.R. McMaster, Attended Meeting on North Korea…
President Trump’s national security adviser, H.R. McMaster, secretly traveled to San Francisco over the weekend for a meeting on North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, Fox News has confirmed. According to sources, McMaster met with officials from South Korea and Japan, including Shotaro Yachi, the director of the Japanese national security council. During the meeting, the […]
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