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Digital asset trading platform Securitize has begun tokenizing equity in the Spanish real estate investment trust Mancipi Partners, it announced on June 27. The firm expects to launch secondary trading on the Avalanche blockchain in September. 

New Delhi: Japan’s foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is scheduled to visit India for two days, starting Thursday. Hayashi is expected to meet his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar during this visit, which is a part of his six-nation tour across Asia and Africa.

Bitcoin's current trading price is 29,464, indicating a slight 0.50% increase on Thursday. 

Amid discussions around the falling interest in Worldcoin, a blockchain project dedicated to building a user identity network, Worldcoin co-founder Sam Altman shared a video that shows people in Japan lined up to give away their iris scans in exchange for ‘free’ Worldcoin (WLD) tokens.

Joe Bauernfreund (pictured) is the CEO and CIO of Asset Value Investors.

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell hinted at further rises, adding that there was a “long way to go” before inflation might be completely vanquished.

Singapore'sUnited Overseas Bank is expecting «some upside» in interest income in the next quarter, after the U.S. Federal Reserve announced a fresh rate hike overnight.

By Victor Goury-Laffont and Gilles Guillaume

TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical said on Thursday its first-quarter profit rose 12% from a year earlier, citing momentum in its growth and the launching of new products.

Jarden logged $71 million in firm-wide revenue for its first quarter ended June 30, a sharp turnaround from March when expenses weighed on the New Zealand-headquartered firm.

₹2.5 lakh to 3 lakh per kg in the international market for its unique taste and food value. Bhoi has been growing different breeds of mangoes on his farmland. He sowed the 'Miyazaki' variety in his orchard after he sourced its seed through the state horticulture department.

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for September delivery fell 85 cents to $78.78 a barrel Wednesday

Also read: UN Command engages in talks with North Korea regarding detained US soldier: Report During a banquet in Pyongyang, Shoigu praised the North Korean military as the "most powerful" in the world. This statement was made during his meeting with his North Korean counterpart, Kang Sun Nam, as reported by news agency Yonhap, citing the Korean Central Broadcasting Station (KCBS).

Asian shares advanced and the dollar fell on Thursday after a well-flagged U.S. rate rise delivered no major surprises, although policymakers in Europe and Japan could pose risks for markets with their own interest rate decisions. S&P 500 futures rose 0.2% while Nasdaq futures gained 0.5%, helped by a 6.8% jump in Meta Platforms in after-hours trading.

By Leika Kihara

Investing.com-- Gold prices rose slightly on Thursday after reacting positively to the Federal Reserve’s rate hike in the prior session, with weakness in the dollar offering more breathing room to metal markets.

equities bounced back after three days of muted trade on buying at lower levels and select heavyweights. «Markets will react to Fed’s commentary. Further, monthly F&O expiry along with a slew of corporate earnings, could keep the market a bit volatile,» said Siddhartha Khemka, Head — Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Here's breaking down the pre-market actions:STATE OF THE MARKETSGIFT Nifty (Earlier SGX Nifty) signals a muted startGIFT Nifty on the NSE IX traded 0.5 points, or 0.00 per cent, higher at 19,984.50, signaling that Dalal Street was headed for muted start on Thursday.

US Federal Reserve raised interest rates to their highest level in over 22 years while keeping the doors open for another rate hike. The US Fed hiked interest rates by 25 bps to a target range of 5.25-5.5%, on the expected lines, bringing US benchmark funds rate to the highest level since 2001 to tackle sticky, high inflation. The Fed chair Jerome Powell also hinted at a possibility of further increases, going ahead.

Elon Musk, is eyeing new opportunities in Asia with its cutting-edge ‘new-gen platform’, which seeks to introduce more budget-friendly compact and sub-compact electric vehicles (EV) that have the potential to drive large volumes across developing Southeast Asian markets. According to Tesla’s Q2 investor deck, it is working on developing its next-generation EV platform across multiple locations. Industry insiders said the new product, which is projected to be priced around $25,000, may debut by 2023-end, although some analysts expect a 2025 launch.

reality TV megastar, showed off her savvy response when asked one of the biggest debates in sport Cristiano Ronaldo versus Lionel Messi The businesswoman and socialite was seen attending Messi's debut appearance in the MLS for Inter Miami at the DRV PNK Stadium alongside her son and his friend. The 42 years old media personality had a front row seat alongside superstars LeBron James and Serena Williams. Kardashian witnessed Messi conjuring a mesmerising moment by scoring a last-minute match-winner, helping the Florida-based franchise break their winless streak.

NEW DELHI : Six major Asian economies, China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan, which comprise one-fifth of the world’s population, will experience rapid decline in their working-age populations that is expected to drop about 10 percentage points by 2050 to 59% of their total populations on average, leading to major impact on global economic growth, Moody’s Investors Services said in a report on Wednesday. The drag on growth and public finances for these economies will be significant, barring gains in productivity, workforce participation or quality of available labour, said the report titled “Aging in key economies will drag on growth and finances, with global credit implications".