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

The Bank of Japan is increasingly blaming chronic labour shortages, not stagnant demand, as the main reason for its weak economic activity, a justification it may use to lift interest rates beyond ...

Labor productivity grew at a rate of 1.2% in the fourth quarter of 2024. Growth was 2.3% in the third quarter, revised data showed. The central bank responded to a troubling mix of stuttering economic ...

The Japanese yen has been in great shape lately due to hawkish monetary policy. Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust FXY has added 3.2% so far this year and about 1% over the past week. More ...

The dollar edged up on Thursday, but stayed close to recent lows, as traders weighed receding trade war risks and looked ...

NEW YORK/GDANSK >> The yen touched an eight-week high versus the dollar today after a Bank of Japan policy board member ...

The yen touched an eight-week high versus the dollar on Thursday after a Bank of Japan policy board member advocated continued interest rate hikes, while sterling slid as the Bank of England eased ...

Philippine stocks pulled back Thursday after three straight days of gains. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index lost ...

Qualcomm earnings beat Wall Street expectations, as revenue jumped. But IP licensing revenue missed estimates and stock fell 4.8%. Skyworks Solutions plunged after it said it expected its share of the ...

S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are up +0.20%, andMarch Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are up +0.10% this morning, ...

That came after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reiterated the existing long-term debt sale plan and said the Trump administration is minded to inject downward pressure on the 10-year Treasury ...

In a speech to business leaders, Naoki Tamura said that the central bank should raise rates to 1% or higher in the fiscal half starting in October. Investors are pricing in a 97% chance that the U.K.