With Japan's emergence from years of deflation, companies are not only reporting higher profits but are increasingly returning a substantial portion of these earnings to shareholders through dividends ...

Asian markets steady despite US consumption strength and China’s growth surge, while US tariff uncertainty fuels investor caution.

Shares are mostly lower in Asia after China reported that its economy grew at a 5% annual pace last year, hitting the ...

The yen was poised on Friday for its strongest weekly performance in over a month as expectations grow that the Bank of Japan ...

The U.S. dollar weakened against the yen on Thursday, as softer-than-expected U.S. economic data and growing confidence for a ...

Trump Treasury Secretary Pick Scott Bessent once worked with George Soros, placing trades that bet against the pound, profiting more than $1 billion when the pound fell in value.

Asian shares mostly rose Thursday, following a rally on Wall Street driven by encouraging update on U.S. inflation. Japan's ...

Persistent USD strength against JPY seen in Q4 '24 is easing. Hawkish speeches from BoJ officials coupled with a softer US ...

Approved on Dec. 27, 2024, the upcoming defense budget beginning April 1 is up 9.4% to a record 8.7 trillion yen, the ...

Sterling dropped sharply against the yen and also weakened versus the dollar and the euro on Thursday as investors focused on ...

Executives at a leading Japanese bank apologized and took pay cuts on Thursday after police arrested an employee who ...

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda echoed recent comments that have revived market expectations for imminent policy action.