Asian shares have advanced after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate. U.S. futures ...
The move follows an earlier report showing consumer prices, excluding fresh food, rising at a faster pace of 3%, well above ...
Japan's government on Thursday maintained a cautious outlook for the economy in part as policymakers kept a wary eye on U.S.
Outstanding bank lending in Japan stood at a record high of ¥605.8 trillion at the end of 2024, up 4.4% from a year before, according to industry data. The increase reflected strong corporate ...
TOKYO: The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday (Jan 24) to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stably ...
JGB yields rose in the afternoon Tokyo session amid prospects of more BOJ rate increases after the central bank raised its policy rate to 0.50% from 0.25%.
USD/JPY slipped sharply lower on Friday as yen rose after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) hiked rates to their highest since the 2008. At its two-day meeting ending Friday, the BOJ increased its short-term ...