Japan’s biggest banks are nearing a key valuation level for the first time in almost a decade as investors bet that the Bank ...

Out of 19 economists, 18 agreed on prospects of a rate hike, with most pointing to a recent change in tone of the BOJ ...

Also in today’s newsletter, a record number of US companies weigh China exit, and Trump calls on Opec to push down global oil prices ...

Japan's retailers, typically among the most tight-fisted of employers, are offering big pay increases for a second year in a ...

The dollar was down against a basket of currencies, but could rise further this year on potential U.S. tariff polices and more cautious Fed interest-rate cuts.

The yen slipped, erasing earlier gains, as Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda offered little guidance on the timing of the ...

The board decided to raise the BOJ's short-term policy rate to 0.5% from 0.25% by an 8-1 vote. Board member Toyoaki Nakamura ...

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

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates on Friday to their highest levels since the 2008 global financial crisis, as a broad stocks rally worldwide calms policymakers' fears U.S.

Japanese banks including Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. are targeting India and ...

Japan's Mizuho Bank is no longer accepting new customers for its safe-deposit service. The move follows the arrest of an employee of another Japanese mega-bank over alleged massive theft from ...

The urgency to ramp up cyber security has never been more acute in the country. Read more at straitstimes.com.