The Bank of Japan is now pointing the finger at chronic labour shortages—rather than sluggish demand—as the culprit behind its economic woes, hinting that interest rates could rise faster than a sushi ...

The yen is on track for its fourth straight weekly gain against the dollar as spending data on Friday added to signs that the ...

The Japanese Yen touched a nearly two-month high against the US Dollar on Friday. Repositioning ahead of the US NFP triggers ...

Japan’s rising household spending and wage growth boost BoJ rate hike bets, pressuring USD/JPY. US jobs data now in focus for ...

NEW YORK/SINGAPORE: Asian stocks inched up on Friday ahead of key U.S. payrolls data as investors considered prospects that a broader trade war could be averted, while the yen hit its highest in ...

Asian shares Friday were mixed, with Chinese technology stocks rising as most other Asian equities declined. Japan’s ...

Asian stocks fell Friday after muted moves on Wall Street as traders awaited US jobs data that will help illuminate the path ahead for interest rates.

The Bank of Japan is increasingly blaming chronic labor shortages, not stagnant demand, as the main reason for its weak ...

After three decades of near-zero inflation, there are signs that Japan’s economy can sustainably converge to a new equilibrium. Inflation has surpassed the Bank of Japan’s 2-percent target for over ...

Tokyo stocks opened lower Friday as exporters fell due to the appreciating yen, while caution prevailed ahead of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's first meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump ...

Japan should be on alert for any spillover effects from rising foreign market volatility that could affect liquidity conditions for its financial institutions, the International Monetary Fund said on ...