THE Bank of Japan, after clearly signalling last week’s interest rate hike, may return to its accustomed fuzzy guidance about ...

The dollar wrapped up its worst week in 14 months as currency traders grapple with lots of tariff talk, with no real action, ...

In a widely anticipated move, the Bank of Japan on Jan. 24 raised its short-term policy rate to 0.50% from 0.25%. Read more ...

Wall Street stocks retreated Friday as the market's latest rally lost steam, while the yen pushed higher after the Bank of ...

The dollar on Friday slid 0.7 per cent against a basket of currencies after Trump said he would “rather not” hit China with tariffs. Over the week, it has lost 1.8 per cent, its worst performance ...

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, known as MUFG, is Japan’s largest banking group, with 8.0% share of domestic loans and 11.6% of deposits as of March 2024. It was also the most global among Japanese ...

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, with a 7.2% share of domestic loans and 9.0% of deposits as of March 2024, is one of Japan’s Big Three banking groups. Compared with its two megabank rivals, SMFG has ...

Japan's central bank raised interest rates to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its inflation forecasts.

The yen strengthened and Japanese government bond yields rose to fresh multi-year highs on Friday after the Bank of Japan ...

Japanese retail investors’ hunger for overseas equities is weighing further on the yen, adding to downside risks posed by ...

Sterling could recover against the euro in coming months if the U.K. government works to improve consumer and business confidence, Commerzbank said. Sterling fell against the dollar, which was broadly ...

Japan’s retailers, typically among the most tight-fisted of employers, are offering big pay increases for a second year in a row, meaning squeezed profits for companies, more spending money for ...