The Japanese yen is in negative territory on Friday. This follows a two-day rally which saw the yen jump 1.9% and hit a three ...

Asian shares Friday were mixed, with Chinese technology stocks rising as most other Asian equities declined as the market weighed India's interest rate cut and an increase in Japan' ...

Deputy Director for the Asia and Pacific Department, Mission Chief for Japan, IMF ...

TOKYO: Japan’s government bond yields hit fresh multi-year highs on Friday on bets that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) ...

The US Dollar (USD) Index closed marginally higher on Thursday, supported by the cautious market stance. In the European ...

The Bank of Japan is now pointing the finger at chronic labour shortages—rather than sluggish demand—as the culprit behind its economic woes, hinting that interest rates could rise faster than a sushi ...

Japan's real gross domestic product (GDP) is forecast to have risen an annualised 1.0% in October-December, according to a ...

The yen is on track for its fourth straight weekly gain against the dollar as spending data on Friday added to signs that the ...

After three decades of near-zero inflation, there are signs that Japan’s economy can sustainably converge to a new equilibrium. Inflation has surpassed the Bank of Japan’s 2-percent target for over ...

The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates again this year and see borrowing costs reach levels deemed neutral to ...

The Bank of Japan is increasingly blaming chronic labour shortages, not stagnant demand, as the main reason for its weak ...