Bank of Japan hikes key rate to 30-year high: What to know
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its key policy rate on Friday to levels unseen in 30 years,…
Asian markets rise as US inflation eases, Micron soothes tech fears
The Bank of Japan lifted interest rates to a 30-year high (Kazuhiro NOGI) Asian markets rose Friday as…
Japan’s economy minister says up to BOJ to decide ‘specific monetary policy means’
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Japan’s economic revitalisation minister, Minoru Kiuchi, called on the central…
BOJ likely to raise rates in December, government to tolerate move, sources say
TOKYO, Dec 4 (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates in December with…
Treasuries Fall as New Corporate Debt Follows Japan Bond Selloff
(Bloomberg) — Treasuries fell as US trading returned to normal after last week’s holiday, with a surge of…
Asia’s faith in the ‘Powell put’ may be misplaced
TOKYO – Asian markets have an ace in the hole as a tumultuous 2025 comes to a close:…
Global Economic Outlook 2026: U.S. Resilience to Lead Growth
The year ahead brings an unusually broad range of possibilities for inflation and global growth. Global gross domestic product…
Japan’s economy contracts for first time in six quarters
By Makiko Yamazaki and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economy contracted an annualised 1.8% in the July-September…
Japan’s Households Boost Spending Despite Inflation Hit
A shopping street in Tokyo. Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Japan’s household spending rose for a fifth month,…
North America Set to Cut Rates as Rest of G-7 Looks On
The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC. (Bloomberg) — Policymakers in Washington and Ottawa will…
Aussie gains on easing trade tensions, resilient Chinese economy
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) -The Australian dollar rose on Monday, cheered by reasons to be a bit…
Japan’s leadership drama won’t change the economic storyline
TOKYO — What if a political earthquake upends Japan in unpredictable ways and yet very little changes anyway?…