The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stable around its 2% target ...

The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates on Friday to their highest level in 17 years and signalled more were in the pipeline ...

Japan's central bank has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level ...

The bank's promise to seek more rate hikes sent Japanese government bond yields higher. The policy-sensitive two-year JGB yield briefly reached 0.725%, the highest level since October 2008, while the ...

Global shares rose on Friday buoyed by the prospect of lower U.S. interest rates following comments from President Donald ...

Equity benchmarks rose in Tokyo ahead of a key interest rate decision by the Bank of Japan later Friday, where a hike is ...

He attributed the recent strains between Washington and Beijing to his predecessor, Joe Biden, and expressed optimism that China could play a role in resolving the conflict in Ukraine. This softer ...

Equity benchmarks rose in Tokyo ahead of a key interest rate decision by the Bank of Japan later Friday, where a hike is expected. Stocks also rose in Sydney and Seoul.

Japan’s core inflation rate rose to a 16-month high at 3% in December, year on year, boosting the case for a rate hike from ...

Asian equities mostly rose Thursday, cheered by another tech-fuelled run-up on Wall Street after Donald Trump's huge AI ...

A tech-fuelled rally on Wall Street faltered on Thursday as concerns about interest rates and high stock valuations sapped investor confidence.Trading in Asia got a lift from Wednesday's Wall Street ...

U.S. stocks are drifting near a record as Wall Street’s recent rally loses some momentum. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% in early ...