Japanese bank shares have become highly popular with investors betting on rising Bank of Japan interest rates as uncertainty ...

Japan’s corporate bond market is booming, as an economic rebound and plans to get ahead of higher interest rates encourage a ...

Hawkish comments from the Bank of Japan and sticky inflation are lifting bond yields to multi-year highs and pushing forward ...

Makoto Sakurai said he expects the BOJ to raise rates twice during the year ending in March 2026, bringing the policy rate to ...

The survey also showed analysts' median prediction for the rate of pay increases in wage talks this year is 5%, close to last ...

The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates more as keeping them at current low levels could cause excessive risk-taking and push up inflation too much, its board member Hajime Takata said, cementing ...

Though it recovered in the second half of the year, Japan’s economy barely grew in 2024 as a depreciated yen fueled inflation ...

Around 72 per cent of those surveyed cited Trump's trade policies, including tariffs, as a key issue, while 26 per cent blamed worsening US-China relations, the survey found ...

Japan's economy grew faster than expected in the fourth quarter, on improved business spending and a surprise increase in ...

Asian shares traded mostly lower Thursday after a quiet day on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 added to its record.

Almost nine out of 10 Japanese companies expect U.S. President Donald Trump's policies to negatively affect business, a ...

Japan’s economy grew at a better-than-expected annual rate of 2.8% in October-December, underlined by steady exports and ...