Charting the Global Economy: Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates
The Bank of Japan raised its key policy rate to the highest level since 2008 and took a more bullish view on the strength of ...
Allison Thompson elected to chair the St. Louis Fed’s Little Rock Branch board of directors
Allison Thompson, the president and chief executive officer of the Economic Development Alliance for Jefferson County, has been elected board chair for 2025 of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis' ...
Bank of Japan's Rate Hike Decision A Boost For Lenders
In a widely anticipated move, the Bank of Japan on Jan. 24 raised its short-term policy rate to 0.50% from 0.25%. Read more ...
Japan’s 10-Year Bonds Could Yield More Than China for First Time in 20 Years
Bonds from Japan and China are moving in opposite directions, and it may soon create an opportunity not seen in two decades.
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Liquid identity verifications surge past 60M as Japan leans into chip-scanning
The Liquid eKYC service completes identity verification by authenticating ID documents with a photo or chip scan, and a match ...
Yen Strengthens After Bank of Japan Raises Rates
The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to 0.5%, the highest level since October 2008, and pledged to raise rates further if the economy and inflation continue in line with projections. The bank’s ...
Bank of Japan hikes rates to highest in 17 years. The dollar is falling.
The Bank of Japan delivered a widely expected 25 basis point hike to its key lending rate on Friday, bringing the overnight call rate to the highest since 2008 and putting pressure on the dollar. The ...
Asia Sees Trump in a Surprising Way—as a Steady Pair of Hands
Bank of Japan goes through with planned rate increase, saying president is acting within expectations.
How the Man Who Single-Handedly Brought Down One of the World's Oldest Investment Banks Became a Financial Misconduct Investigator
Nick Leeson went from being a symbol of everything that is wrong with financial markets to investigating the kind of misconduct he became famous for.
Stock market today: Wall Street edges back from its record
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks pulled back from their all-time high on Friday as they closed out a second straight winning week . The ...
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Stock market today: Wall Street hangs near its record
U.S. stocks are hanging near a record as they head for the close of a second straight winning week. The S&P 500 was flat in ...
Resona Is a Superregional Japanese Bank Focused on the Greater Tokyo and Osaka Areas
Despite a cost/income ratio that reflects pressure on its top line, we think Resona is one of the more cost-efficient Japanese banks, reflecting its business and geographic mix and its history of ...