SINGAPORE--The yen was poised on Friday for its strongest weekly performance in over a month as expectations grow that the ...

Tailwinds that drove Japanese stocks to new highs in 2024 were paradoxically headwinds for small- and mid-cap 1 stocks on the ...

With Japan's emergence from years of deflation, companies are not only reporting higher profits but are increasingly returning a substantial portion of these earnings to shareholders through dividends ...

Asian markets steady despite US consumption strength and China’s growth surge, while US tariff uncertainty fuels investor caution.

Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Friday after China reported that its economy grew at a 5% annual pace last year, hitting ...

The tone in global stocks turned weaker on Friday as Asian shares tracked overnight losses on Wall Street, even as bond ...

Recent remarks from BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda and his deputy Ryozo Himino have made clear that a hike will at least be ...

Trump Treasury Secretary Pick Scott Bessent once worked with George Soros, placing trades that bet against the pound, profiting more than $1 billion when the pound fell in value.

Asian shares mostly rose Thursday, following a rally on Wall Street driven by encouraging update on U.S. inflation. Japan's ...

Persistent USD strength against JPY seen in Q4 '24 is easing. Hawkish speeches from BoJ officials coupled with a softer US ...

Approved on Dec. 27, 2024, the upcoming defense budget beginning April 1 is up 9.4% to a record 8.7 trillion yen, the ...

Executives at a leading Japanese bank apologized and took pay cuts on Thursday after police arrested an employee who ...