Ishiba, who was formally selected as the nation's prime minister earlier this week, is viewed as being in favor of tighter fiscal and monetary policy. But analysts say he will likely refrain from ...

The dollar hovered near a six-week high on Friday ahead of a payrolls report that could decide the path of U.S. interest rates, while the yen headed for its ...

Ishiba, who was formally selected as the nation's prime minister earlier this week, is viewed as being in favor of tighter fiscal and monetary policy. But analysts say he will likely refrain from ...

Futures indicated less than a 50% likelihood of the Bank of Japan raising rates by 10 basis points by the end of 2024.

Asian shares were mixed Friday after worsening tensions in the Middle East sent shares lower on Wall Street, while boosting ...

Japan's new economy minister, Ryosei Akazawa, said on Friday that the timing of changes in the Bank of Japan's monetary ...

Asian stocks retreated on Friday while oil prices headed for their sharpest weekly gain in more than a year, as escalating ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sought to show he isn’t pressuring the Bank of Japan over interest rate policy, saying that he ...

Bets on more aggressive monetary easing in a number of advanced economies risk making the Bank of Japan stand out all the ...

Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after U.S. stocks were little changed as investors watched to see developments in the ...

In Asia, Japan +2%. Hong Kong -1.5%. China closed. India -2.1%. In Europe, at midday, London +0.3%. Paris -0.7%. Frankfurt -0 ...

Japan's central bank has scope to raise interest rates further but must move cautiously and slowly to avoid hurting the ...