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China's factory gate prices fell for the seventh straight month in August but at the slowest annual pace since March, suggesting the industries of the world's No. 2 economy continued to recover from the sharp coronavirus-induced downturn.

(RTTNews) - The Japanese stock market is losing on Wednesday and the safe-haven yen strengthened following the sharp losses overnight on Wall Street. Investor sentiment was dampened following news that a coronavirus vaccine candidate being developed by AstraZeneca in partnership

(RTTNews) - The Indonesia stock market on Tuesday wrote a finish to the three-day losing streak in which it had fallen more than 80 points or 1.6 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just above the 5,440-point plateau although it's expected to see renewed consolidation

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More than 30% of new customers at bitFlyer, a major Japanese crypto exchange, are in their 20s, the exchange said.

• BitFlyer conducted a survey of Japanese customers who opened accounts this year between January and July, with 539 responding, CoinDesk Japan reported Tuesday.
• The number of new customers in their 20s doubled from a 2018 survey, when just 18% of respondents were part of that age group. In contrast, the percent of respondents in their 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s all shrank relative to two years ago.
• BitFlyer’s marketing manager Kenichi Nishimura cited the COVID-19 pandemic as one reason for the influx, saying young investors were looking for alternatives to the traditional stock market after major global indices crashed. Other concerns include a Financial Services Agency report saying pensions might not be sufficient to live on by the time individuals in their 20s retire.
• The crypto exchange claims its largest group of users remains in the 30-39 age range, both in Japan and its overseas markets.
• CoinDesk reported earlier this year that Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, three of Japan’s biggest banks, are looking at developing a digital payment system that could support a shift away from physical cash without requiring crypto.

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Eight young Australian students have brought a class action in the country's federal court seeking an injunction to prevent government approval of a coal project, lawyers representing the claimants said on Wednesday.

(RTTNews) - The Taiwan stock market on Tuesday snapped the two-day slide in which it had stumbled more than 150 points or 1.1 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange now rests just above the 12,660-point plateau although it figures to head south again on Wednesday.

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Argentina's largest province, Buenos Aires, in default and grappling with limited funds, has come up with a novel way to pay its suppliers: issuing them more debt.

SoftBank Group Corp shares fell 5% in early trading on Wednesday as investors worried about the Japanese conglomerate's exposure to U.S. tech stocks, which slid for the third straight session.

Tech stocks continued their lightning-quick selloff on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq closing 4% lower to enter correction territory as Wall Street returns from its summer break. The selling, as to be expected, has been driven by coronavirus standouts such as Apple AAPL, Amazon AMZN,

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