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Commentary: Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies’ latest plunge further underscores the highly volatile nature of this pseudo-asset class; one only hopes that policymakers will wake up to the risks before it’s too late.

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Takaichi’s big victory might not be a mandate for big spending with fiscal hawks in the LDP and the bond market keeping a lid on stimulus spending.

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Commentary: For traditional opposition parties, the results of Sunday's election were a doomsday signal. For Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, it was an invitation to lead Japan as she sees fit.

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Japanese workers’ real wages fell in every month of 2025, underscoring the persistence of inflation and bolstering the case for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to continue down a more expansionary fiscal path.

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Nikkei 225 hit a record after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's big win on Sunday, with the benchmark index up more than 5% in the first 30 minutes of trade on Monday.

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China used this week's Singapore Airshow to flex its military and aviation muscle, drawing heavy attention from regional delegations as Beijing sharpens its bid for influence in Southeast Asia.

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The release by U.S. authorities of a new cache of files on late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has caused international fallout involving high profile figures.

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Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, the former CEO of Binance, said lingering accusations that the world’s largest digital asset platform bears responsibility for the crypto market crash last October are "far-fetched."

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A UAE investment firm purchased nearly half of the Trump family’s cryptocurrency company last year, even as U.S. President Donald Trump negotiated foreign policy matters with the Middle Eastern nation. | via @nytimes

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The Justice Department’s latest release Jeffrey Epstein information offers fresh details about the rich and well-connected people who circulated in the orbit of the late disgraced financier.

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