Deputy editor-in-chief/business & markets news editor at Nikkei Asia (on secondment from the FT)
Tokyo, Japan
Joined October 2012
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While the US and other countries are cracking down on the #crypto industry, Hong Kong is rolling out the red carpet. Here is a report from my colleague Pak Yiu: asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Ma…
The communication breakdown at the Bank of Japan is leaving global investors in the dark. Here is the latest from my colleague Mitsuru Obe: asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Ma…
Why are foreign investors increasing their purchases of Chinese stocks this year? My #NikkeiAsia colleagues @echowonghk and @Kenji_Kawase have the story: asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Ma…
#FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried wants to bring 24/7 risk management to the US leveraged futures market. Farmers fear that will cost them sleep: ft.com/content/295a66bc-0f99…
Behind the scenes, #WallStreet is getting ready to handle digital assets. Here is one case in point: ft.com/content/2119ee69-e5d9…
Remember all those Super Bowl #advertisements for #cryptocurrency? Their impact on animal spirits in the digital asset markets appears to have been minimal: ft.com/content/feb76586-065e…
The #FederalReserve is turning into a #RealityTV show. Instead of keeping up with the #Kardashians, market participants are keeping their eyes glued on the dot plotters: ft.com/content/56b54827-1081…
The #crypto community, through #FTX and #SBF, has captured the attention of US regulators with a proposal to automate risk management in futures trading. The FT report: ft.com/content/b0917d6b-69bc…
What’s going on in San Francisco? There has been a surge of suspicious activity reports filed to the federal government by a set of financial firms that includes some of the leading #cryptocurrency exchanges. ft.com/content/0feb7f1d-5778…
Investing in #banks is getting harder. Managements are making fateful decisions on technology nowadays and it’s tough for outsiders to tell if they are doing the right thing. My take: ft.com/content/dbfb2dca-4bb4…
Why is the US racial wealth gap so large? One reason is the impact of student loan debt on black Americans. Here is the FT report: ft.com/content/51ece9ca-750b…
US #banks have a blind spot: African-American entrepreneurs. Here is the FT's report: ft.com/content/e63cbe88-6d46…
How many investors does it take to have a "massive effect" on #crypto prices? Maybe just one: ft.com/content/ab2ee298-3de9…
Watch out, #WallStreet. Rohit Chopra’s confirmation as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau heralds a new era in fair lending enforcement: ft.com/content/44043a25-16ea… #consumerprotection #BLM #mortgages #banks
No broker, no KYC? The rise of decentralized finance raises the question of how anti-money laundering laws will be enforced in the world to come. #Definews #DeFi #cryptocurrencies #cryptocurrency #Crypto ft.com/content/beeb2f8c-99ec…
Twenty years after 9/11, the envisioned united front against dirty money has failed to materialize: ft.com/content/570515ce-93a8…
Here is my take on the legal and regulatory risks fueling Wall Street anxieties about working from home: ft.com/content/00663fab-17e8…
The US political battle over #cryptocurrency has just taken a dramatic new turn. My take: ft.com/content/c4bf4b3b-70fb…
Here is my obituary of Carl Levin, a US senator like no other: ft.com/content/d5afa662-5f19…
#Cryptocurrencies have “no inherent worth” but are good to trade because "they go up and down a bunch”, says Man Group's chief executive: #https://www.ft.com/content/9275baf4-0422-43a1-b8c9-9317882ca874