A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee Markets in Europe will likely tread cautiously at the start of trade on Friday with just one more day until U.S.
January 31, 2025
Japan is expected to report its first year-on-year increase in household spending in five months, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, although the rise appears to be marginal,
January 31, 2025
Japan needs to promote digitalisation as rising inflation and interest rates will increase demand for new financial services from households, a Bank of Japan executive said on Friday
January 31, 2025
Core inflation in Japan's capital hit 2.5%, marking the fastest annual pace in nearly a year, well exceeding the central bank's 2% target and keeping alive market
January 30, 2025
The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end to ultra-low interest rates, will likely
January 30, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. A tumultuous week rounds off with investors in Asia taking their cue from more U.S.
January 30, 2025
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said on Thursday that the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if the economy and prices move in line with
January 30, 2025
Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group said third-quarter net profit surged 54% on a boost in interest income, putting it on track to post record annual profit and
January 29, 2025
Some Bank of Japan policymakers began to lose faith in the power of former Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's "bazooka" stimulus less than two years after its introduction,
January 29, 2025
Bank of Japan board members discussed how to use estimates on the economy's neutral interest rate to determine further hikes in borrowing costs, with one saying the
January 29, 2025
The Bank of Japan will likely raise interest rates again around June or July, and seek to triple its policy rate to at least 1.5% in the next two
January 28, 2025
Japan's government on Tuesday nominated Junko Koeda, an academic who had warned of the cost of prolonged monetary easing, to
January 28, 2025
A leading indicator of Japan's service-sector inflation hit 2.9% in December as prices rose for a broad range of services such as accommodation and transportation, data showed,
January 28, 2025
The Bank of Japan, after clearly signalling last week's interest rate hike, may return to its accustomed fuzzy guidance about central bank policy to maintain
January 26, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. A big week for world markets kicks off in Asia on Monday with investors still navigating the blizzard of headlines around U.S.
January 26, 2025
U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time high as they closed out a second straight winning week
January 24, 2025
The dollar fell on Friday and was on track for its worst week in more than a year on expectations that tariffs enacted by U.S.
January 24, 2025
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The dollar fell to its lowest of the year as the Bank of Japan delivered a long-awaited interest rate rise on Friday, euro business
January 24, 2025
The yen strengthened and Japanese government bond yields rose to fresh multi-year highs on Friday after the Bank of Japan hiked interest rates as expected and raised
January 24, 2025
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its inflation forecasts,
January 23, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook A rate hike in Japan added momentum to a tide of dollar selling in the Asia session, as the first week of Donald Trump's
January 24, 2025
Consumer inflation in Tokyo likely accelerated in January, underlining persistent pressure on living costs, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.
January 24, 2025
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday in a widely expected move, reflecting its growing optimism that wages will continue rising and keep inflation sustainably around its
January 24, 2025
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
January 24, 2025
Japanese annual pay increases this year must exceed the 5.1% secured last year because real wages continue to fall, the head of the Rengo trade
January 24, 2025
Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.0% in December year-on-year to mark the fastest annual pace in 16 months, likely cementing a central bank rate hike later in the
January 23, 2025
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
January 23, 2025
Japan is closely watching currency market positions, including those built on speculative bets, because volatility in exchange
January 21, 2025
The dollar dropped on Monday after news President Donald Trump's new administration will not immediately impose trade tariffs,
January 20, 2025
The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates on Friday barring any market shocks when U.S.
January 20, 2025
The Bank of Japan is expected to hike interest rates twice in 2025 and twice more in 2026, International Monetary Fund chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said on Friday.
January 17, 2025
The dollar held gains against the yen on Friday, but ended the week lower after a six-week winning streak, as investors await Donald Trump's presidential
January 17, 2025
The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates next week barring any market shocks when U.S.
January 17, 2025
Japan's core consumer inflation likely accelerated in December, boosted by higher energy costs, while the Bank of Japan is seen raising rates next week, a Reuters poll showed on
January 17, 2025
The U.S. dollar weakened against the yen on Thursday, as softer-than-expected U.S. economic data and growing confidence for a Bank of Japan interest-rate hike
January 16, 2025
U.S. stock indexes drifted lower following a mixed set of earnings reports from Morgan Stanley, UnitedHealth Group and other big companies
January 16, 2025
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday the central bank will debate next week whether to raise interest rates, based on its fresh quarterly growth and inflation forecasts
January 16, 2025
The Bank of Japan will raise interest rates again at one of the two meetings this quarter to 0.50%, an overwhelming majority of economists surveyed by Reuters
January 16, 2025
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Global stocks and non-dollar currencies found some respite from their inflation-related anxieties, buoyed by a strong start
January 16, 2025
Japan's annual wholesale inflation held steady at 3.8% in December on stubbornly high food costs, data showed on Thursday, highlighting persistent price pressures that
January 16, 2025
The Bank of Japan will debate whether to raise interest rates next week, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday, signalling its intention to take
January 15, 2025
Japan Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato on Wednesday reiterated that the government would take appropriate action against excessive movement on the foreign exchange market, as the yen
January 15, 2025
Japanese manufacturers' sentiment recovered in January after a dip last month thanks to better conditions for materials industries, but their outlook remains flat
January 14, 2025
Japan's service-sector sentiment improved in December but companies expect conditions to sour ahead, a government survey showed on Tuesday, a sign the rising cost of
January 14, 2025
The Bank of Japan will debate whether to raise interest rates next week as prospects of sustained wage gains heighten and the U.S. policy outlook becomes clearer in
January 14, 2025
Prospects of sustained wage gains in Japan and the boost to import costs from a weak yen have heightened attention within the central bank to rising inflationary
January 10, 2025
Japanese household spending fell at a slower pace than expected in November, government data showed on Friday, but the broader consumption trend remained soft,
January 09, 2025
Wage hikes are broadening in Japan as structural labour shortages have made firms more aware of the need to keep hiking pay, the central bank said, suggesting that
January 09, 2025
Japan's inflation-adjusted real wages fell for the fourth straight month in November weighed down by higher prices even as base pay grew at the fastest pace in more than three
January 08, 2025
Japan's consumer sentiment deteriorated in December, a government survey showed on Wednesday, casting doubt on the central bank's view that solid household spending
January 08, 2025
The Bank of Japan will likely keep raising interest rates in the coming years as inflation appears on track to sustainably hit its 2% target, said former governor
January 08, 2025
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday the central bank will raise interest rates further if the economy continues to improve, though
January 06, 2025
The dollar rose broadly on Monday, holding near a two-year high, while the Japanese yen edged up from five-month lows against the greenback as traders continued to digest the likelihood
December 30, 2024
The Japanese yen rose off a five-month low against the dollar on Friday after a summary of opinions from the Bank of Japan’s December policy meeting showed some
December 27, 2024
The Bank of Japan released for the first time estimates on how future interest rate hikes could affect its earnings, which showed it will briefly suffer red ink of up
December 27, 2024
Some Bank of Japan policymakers saw conditions falling into place for an imminent rate hike with one predicting a move "in the near future," a summary of opinions at
December 27, 2024
Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in December while services inflation held steady, data showed on Friday, keeping alive market
December 26, 2024
The Bank of Japan expects the economy to move closer to sustainably achieving the central bank's 2% inflation target next year, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday,
December 25, 2024
A leading indicator of Japan's service-sector inflation rose to 3.0% in November, accelerating for a second straight month, data showed on Wednesday, backing up the
December 25, 2024
Bank of Japan policymakers agreed in October to keep raising interest rates if the economy moves in line with their forecast, but some stressed the need for caution on
December 24, 2024
Former Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda will become an adviser at the Japan Center for Economic Research from January, the non-profit, private think tank said on Monday.
December 23, 2024
Top Japanese finance officials said on Friday the government is "alarmed" by recent foreign exchange moves and is ready to intervene if speculative moves were
December 20, 2024
In rare criticism of its past policies, the Bank of Japan said former governor Haruhiko Kuroda's stimulus didn't change consumer psychology as much as planned,
December 20, 2024
Consumer inflation in Tokyo likely accelerated in December on higher food costs and after the government's suspension of its gas and electricity subsidies, a Reuters poll showed on
December 20, 2024
Japan's core inflation accelerated in November as rising food and fuel costs hit households, data showed on Friday, keeping the central bank under pressure to raise
December 19, 2024
Wall Street stumbled to a close Thursday, ending nearly flat after an earlier rally ran out of steam late in the session as investors continued to parse the
December 19, 2024
The dollar hovered near its two-year high on Thursday after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates and signaled a
December 19, 2024
The chair of the Japanese banking lobby echoed Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda's cautious view on the Japanese economy on Thursday and said the central bank needed
December 19, 2024
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday and its governor offered few clues on how soon it could push up borrowing costs, sending
December 18, 2024
The Bank of Japan said unconventional monetary easing, such as its ultra-easy policy of the past decade, carries potential uncertainties and side
December 19, 2024
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday, as policymakers preferred to tread cautiously in pushing up borrowing costs amid uncertainty over U.S. president-elect Donald
December 19, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook The Bank of Japan left interest rates on hold, as expected, clearing the way for traders to sell the yen - which fell to a one
December 19, 2024
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday, underscoring policymakers' preference to spend more time scrutinising whether wage hikes will broaden and keep inflation
December 19, 2024
Foreign investors divested Japanese stocks significantly in the week through Dec. 14, exercising caution ahead of policy meetings by the U.S.
December 19, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. The Federal Reserve has spoken, and as far as investors are concerned, the message was clear - clearly hawkish.
December 18, 2024
The U.S. dollar advanced against its peers on Wednesday, hitting its highest level in two years, after the Federal Reserve delivered a widely expected interest
December 18, 2024
The Bank of Japan suffered record valuation losses on its government bond holdings in the first half of the fiscal year as its interest rate hikes
November 27, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Vidya Ranganathan As a host of major central banks hold policy meetings over the next 24 hours, the U.S.
December 18, 2024
As the guessing game over the timing of Japan's next interest rate hike heats up, another debate is brewing within the central bank over just how much higher rates
December 18, 2024
Japan's exports rose faster than expected in November, data showed on Wednesday, helped by a weaker yen and solid global demand although businesses worry
December 18, 2024A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
December 17, 2024
Over 90% of market participants expect the Bank of Japan to keep interest rates steady at this week's policy meeting, a survey by money market brokerage Ueda Yagi Tanshi showed on
December 17, 2024
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.
December 16, 2024
The U.S. dollar edged higher against major currencies in choppy trading on Monday, as investors eyed interest rate decisions from
December 16, 2024
The end of the year is almost in sight for traders, yet the last mile will be anything but slow.
December 13, 2024
The Bank of Japan will hold interest rates at 0.25% at its December policy meeting as it assesses overseas risks and next year's wage outlook, a majority of
December 13, 2024
Japan's small firms are spending far more of their profits on wages than their bigger counterparts and could struggle to keep
December 13, 2024
The Bank of Japan holds its final policy meeting for the year next week with its decision to be announced just hours after that of the U.S.
December 11, 2024
Japanese big manufacturers' sentiment improved slightly in the three months to December, a quarterly survey showed on Friday, boding well for the
December 12, 2024
The Bank of Japan is leaning toward keeping interest rates steady next week as policymakers prefer to spend more time scrutinising overseas risks and clues on next
December 12, 2024
Japan's wholesale inflation accelerated for three straight months as companies continued to pass on rising raw material and labour costs, data showed on Wednesday,
December 11, 2024
Japan's bankruptcy filings this year are set to surpass 10,000 and hit the highest since 2013, private-sector data by Tokyo Shoko Research (TSR) showed on Monday, ahead of a closely
December 09, 2024
Japan's economy expanded in July-September at a faster pace than initially reported thanks to upward revisions in capital investment and exports,
December 09, 2024
The Japanese economy likely expanded in the third quarter at the same moderate pace as initially reported, a Reuters poll showed, but a bump in private consumption may be temporary
December 06, 2024
The Bank of Japan is staying guarded on the timing of the next rate hike with December hardly a done deal given soft consumption, its governor's cautious decision-
December 06, 2024
Japan's base salary grew at a 32-year-high pace in October, government data showed on Friday, boosting real wages after two months of decreases and offering statistical support for
December 05, 2024
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