The immediate consequences of Trump’s election will be more meaningful for the Bank of Japan. Policy board members have long indicated that excessive yen weakness would prompt an earlier rate rise.

Japan's three megabanks raised their annual profit forecasts to all-time highs on Thursday, fuelled by robust lending demand ...

His remarks highlight how concern over the demerits of a weak yen will remain a key topic of debate among politicians.

TOKYO: Mizuho Financial Group reported a 62 per cent jump in second-quarter net profit and lifted its annual guidance on ...

The Japan (NKY:IND) fell -0.27% to 38,687 ... that has no significant impact on the outlook for Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Mizuho Financial Group reported a 62% jump in second-quarter net profit on Thursday on strong lending demand and higher ...

Equities in Asia whipsawed on Thursday as investors parsed a weakening yen and the prospect of a further US rate cut next month.

Brisk capital outflows from a slow-growing Japanese economy are deepening depreciation pressure on the yen. Many yen watchers ...

The extended period of very long lending rates in Japan (the average rate on new loans extended by so-called "city" banks such as Mizuho Bank has been below 1% since 2010, and the average rate on the ...

Donald Trump and the Republican party will control all the levers of US power in January. FX markets think they know what’s ...

Japan's wholesale inflation accelerated in October as renewed yen falls pushed up import costs for some goods, data showed on ...

The corporate goods price index (CGPI), which measures the price that companies charge each other for goods and services, ...