The USD/JPY exchange rate dropped for five consecutive days, reaching a low of 151.42 on Friday, its lowest level since ...

T he financial well-being of our planet is precariously perched on the decisions of two monumental institutions:- the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan (BOJ). As they prepare to chart the ...

Japan’s stance is at odds with the loosening trends adopted by the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank, which have been cutting rates after raising them to clamp down on inflation. The ...

Recent data show Japanese workers are gaining better wages and are generally set to receive solid pay raises in their upcoming annual union negotiations ...

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THE EXPECTATION: The Bank of Japan looks set to raise interest rates this week, unless what Donald Trump says in his inauguration address as U.S. president on Monday rattles financial markets ...

(Bloomberg) — Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will size up ... especially those at the Federal Reserve, Ueda and his board are still heading in the other direction as they look to gradually ...

Despite limited developments that would justify a policy shift since December, Japan's central bank nevertheless went ahead to raise interest rates.