Hang Seng gains on China’s AI optimism, while Nikkei falters on a stronger Yen. ASX 200 surges as rate cut bets fuel banking and tech stocks.

The “magnificent seven” are poised to become the “lagnificent seven” as the tailwinds that have propelled US equities higher ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank must maintain loose monetary policy to ensure underyling ...

The yen was set for its best January performance since 2018 on Friday, driven by the expectation for Japanese interest rates ...

Core consumer prices in Japan's capital rose 2.5 per cent in January from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, keeping ...

Relatively strong sales forecasts from Apple overnight helped support market sentiment. European stocks were up 0.4% in early trading ...

Teikoku Databank, a research company that tracks historic changes in the cost of assembling a plate of Japan’s beloved curry rice, found that the cost of the dish hit an all-time high of ¥377 in ...

Japan’s economy could face significant challenges if US President Donald Trump imposes new tariffs on China. Japan’s chief economist said that such measures could negatively affect the country’s ...

The first central bank meetings of 2025 suggest it will be a year in which policymakers go their own way as economic paths ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar edged higher against some of its peers including the yen and euro on Thursday as markets weighed fresh tariff threats, slower-than-expected U.S. economic growth, ...

The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end ...

Ueda said the BOJ’s policy settings are still accommodative after recent rate hikes and that would remain the case as the central bank continues to support the inflation trend.