Japan Requests Real Estate and Crypto Firms Tighten AML Checks on Property Deals

Japan’s financial, law enforcement and real estate regulators have issued a joint guidance request warning that crypto assets pose money laundering risk in property transactions. The request, published on Tuesday, was issued by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the Financial Services Agency, the National Police Agency and the Ministry of Finance. It…

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    US Consumer Confidence Unexpectedly Edges Up

    The Conference Board’s gauge of US consumer confidence increased to 92.8, from 92.2 in March, data out Tuesday showed. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for a reading of 89. Mike McKee reports on “Bloomberg Open Interest.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source link

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