By Kevin Buckland TOKYO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a crucial markets test in the final run-up to a snap election this weekend where she is hoping a decisive victory will give her a mandate for expansionary fiscal policy. The ​finance ministry will auction some 700 billion yen ($4.5 billion) of 30-year government bonds on Thursday, three days before polls open. It's a ‌tenor that has been hyper-sensitive to worries about a loosening of fiscal restraint, suffering a ...

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Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower on Monday as lingering trade tensions along with renewed uncertainty over U.S. monetary policy and ongoing heavy selling in the precious metals space spurred risk aversion. Investors also looked ahead to the release of key U.S. jobs data as well as central bank decisions in Australia, Europe and London for direction.Precious metals including gold and silver continued to plunge during Asian trading hours, with gold falling over 5 percent and silver declining nearly 8 ...

Jupiter , a Solana-based decentralized exchange aggregator, announced on Feb. 2 a $35 million investment in its JUP token from ParaFi Capital. The deal will be settled entirely in JupUSD, Jupiter’s stablecoin. According to Jupiter’s announcement, the deal closed at current market price with ParaFi committing to an extended token lockup. Jupiter did not disclose the specific lockup duration. ParaFi Capital had not issued a public statement confirming the investment at the time of publication. JupUSD to ...

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Key TakeawaysThe New START nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia is set to expire on Thursday, marking the beginning of a world without the last major agreement governing nuclear arsenals.European markets saw significant declines in basic resources stocks, with the index down 3.3%, poised for its largest daily drop in nearly ten months.Iran has summoned all EU ambassadors to protest the bloc's designation of the Revolutionary Guard as a terror group, even as the Iranian Foreign Minister st ...

Core Viewpoint - Oracle plans to raise between $45 billion and $50 billion this year to fund its significant investment in cloud computing [1] Group 1 - The company is focusing on expanding its cloud computing capabilities, indicating a strategic shift towards this sector [1] - The planned capital raise reflects Oracle's commitment to enhancing its competitive position in the cloud market [1] - This financial move is part of a broader trend among technology companies investing heavily in cloud infrastructure [1]

Millennials, as a generation, have had a tough go, financially speaking. Older millennials graduated college right in time for not just one, but two recessions. Throw in high levels of student debt, stagnant wages, and raging inflation, and it's a small miracle millennials have retirement savings at all. But as of last year, millennials had an average 401(k) balance of $67,300, according to Fidelity. That's not a huge amount of savings per se. But it's also not dire at all. Where to invest $1,000 right n ...

Investment firm Helios Consortium has raised its take-private offer for CAB Payments , valuing the company at $292 million, it said on Monday. ...

Trend Research, one of the largest Ethereum whales, is approaching a critical liquidation threshold amid ETH's recent downward trajectory. The stakes for the company mirror those of Tom Lee’s BitMine, whose Ethereum Supercycle bet is proving fatal as prices decline. Ethereum Whale Trend Research Approaches $1.33 Billion Liquidation Threshold as Prices Slide Blockchain monitoring by @ai_9684xtpa reveals that the firm currently holds 618,246 ETH across six addresses. It has $1.33 billion in WETH posted as ...