Japan's expected snap general election is increasingly likely to lead to a cut in the consumption tax rate, as ruling and ...

Record immigration and the ‘Trump factor’ fuelled a xenophobic election surge, but analysts say another political target is ...

Japans expected snap general election is intensifying debate over a possible cut to the consumption tax, as both ruling and ...

The World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting 2026 will be held in Davos from today. It will be attended by 60 heads of state and governments, including Donald Trump. Nato’s Mark Rutte will meet Danish an ...

A cut in the 8% food sales levy ​would reduce government revenue by an estimated 5 trillion yen ($31.71 billion) a year, ...

TOKYO - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will pledge to consider suspending the consumption tax on food in its ...

Takaichi could seek to capitalize on her popularity by dissolving the lower house and calling an early election. However, ...

The justices will ​hear ‌a case filed by policymaker Lisa Cook in ‍response to Trump’s attempt to remove her ⁠from the Fed’s ...

Italy's Premier Giorgia Meloni, foreground left, and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, right, meet with Liberal ...

Iranian authorities were prepared on Wednesday to execute 26-year-old Erfan Soltani, an anti-government protester who was ...

Further U.S. interest-rate cuts could positively impact the economy and the dollar but only if the market is confident the Fed will respond to any inflationary risks, Commerzbank said. The dollar rose ...

Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female Prime Minister in October; now she’s gambling it at the polls.