Tokyo Inflation Cools More Than Expected, Weakening Yen
Tokyo’s inflation cooled more than expected as pressures from food and energy prices faded, triggering yen weakness on…
Germany Latest: Political Standoff Risks Economic Turmoil
I’m Zoe Schneeweiss, an economics editor in Frankfurt. Today, Arne Delfs and I are looking at Germany’s precarious…
Japan Earnings Beating Expectations Point to Rally Going Further
More and more Japanese companies are beating earnings expectations on growing AI demand, the smaller-than-expected impact of tariffs…
Japan’s $132 Billion Borrowing Binge Reshapes Global Credit
The end of an era of essentially free money in Japan, a flurry of dealmaking and the AI…
New World Plans $1.9 Billion Debt Swap With Creditor Haircuts
New World Development Co. plans to issue up to $1.9 billion of new debt in an exchange offer…
Bessent Calls on Japan to Give BOJ Space to Fight Inflation
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called on Japan’s new government to give the nation’s central bank the space…
Bessent Says Japan’s Expansionary Policy Helping Stocks
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke favorably of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s expansionary fiscal stance, telling his…
SoftBank Seeks to Sell About $2 Billion of Bonds Amid Aggressive AI Push
SoftBank Group Corp. is returning to the overseas bond market for the second time this year, amid an…
Japan’s Takaichi Denies Intention to Spur Further Yen Weakness
Japan’s new ruling party chief Sanae Takaichi pushed back against the view she favors further weakness in the…
BOJ’s Ueda Left With Rate Hike Dilemma as Takaichi Set to Lead
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will likely face a tougher political environment in the second half of…
Asian Shares Jump to Record on Japan, Gold Rallies: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks climbed to a record, led by Japan, while gold advanced to an all-time high and Bitcoin…