The yen was the only Group-of-10 currency rising against the dollar on Monday as investors sought it as a haven on concern ...
THE Bank of Japan, after clearly signalling last week’s interest rate hike, may return to its accustomed fuzzy guidance about ...
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 Bank of Japan delivered a widely expected 25 basis point hike to its key lending rate on Friday, bringing the overnight call rate to the highest since 2008 and putting pressure on the dollar. The ...
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 ...
In the eyes of Japanese economic policymakers, there have been few surprises from the nearly week-old Trump administration.
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 ...
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 ...