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Seven & i shares jump 4% on reported Zabka stake talks
Seven & i shares jumped after Nikkei and Reuters reports said the 7-Eleven parent is in talks to buy a stake in Poland's Zabka Group.
Lawson JPYC pilot tests yen stablecoin checkout in Tokyo
Lawson JPYC pilot will test yen stablecoin payments at a Tokyo store in August, giving Japan's retail crypto push a live checkout trial.
Foreign selling in JGBs tests Japan's higher-rate reset
Japan bond selling hit a three-year high in June, showing BOJ rate rises may unsettle foreign buyers before they draw capital home.
Yen 40-year low keeps Japan intervention risk in focus
Yen 40-year low levels near 162.41 per dollar have pushed Japan intervention risk back to the centre of FX markets as the Fed-BoJ gap stays wide.
Tokyo inflation 1.6% keeps BOJ on track for another hike
Tokyo inflation rose to 1.6 per cent in June, the first acceleration in eight months, keeping the Bank of Japan on course for a further rate rise.
BOJ Ueda absence clouds June rate decision as yen stays near 160
BOJ Ueda absence shifts June rate messaging to deputies as markets price a 25-basis-point hike and watch the yen near 160.5.
SoftBank taps Japan retail buyers for $1.6 billion bond deal
SoftBank plans to raise ¥260 billion from Japanese retail buyers, extending Masayoshi Son's AI financing push as OpenAI optimism lifts the shares.
SoftBank Surges 20% as OpenAI's IPO Pipeline Starts Pricing Into Related Equities
SoftBank Group shares surged nearly 20 per cent in Tokyo morning trading after reports that OpenAI and SB Energy are preparing US IPOs, proving the anticipated listings are already pricing into related equities weeks before any S-1 filing.
