A slight easing in consumer inflation is welcome news for the Japanese central bank, but stubbornly high food prices will be ...

Japan’s core inflation rate fell to 3.3% in June, offering some relief after hitting a 29-month high. The core inflation ...

Asian stock markets began Friday's session with modest gains, as a rally in global equities gained fresh momentum from strong ...

USD/JPY and AUD/USD move on trade talk progress, US PPI data, and Aussie housing trends. Policy paths in Japan, US, and ...

RBA rate cut fears and slowing Aussie jobs data weigh on AUD/USD, with China’s trade outlook and Fed policy in sharp market ...

Japans annual wholesale inflation slowed for the third straight month in June, reinforcing the Bank of Japans (BOJ) ...

Global growth faces headwinds due to continued high uncertainty and tariff impacts. There has been a decoupling in equities, ...

While Japan’s rice crisis is especially severe, it’s also part of a broader trend: Food prices around the world have been ...

The US Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against a basket of major currencies, fell 0.2% in Asia hours, but headed ...

The Bank of Japan's increasing caution around raising interest rates further relies heavily on a relatively obscure inflation reading, which policy doves argue suggests weak consumer demand but ...

Major central banks have hiked their policy rates in the face of surging inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic — but the Bank of Japan has been an outlier. It has stayed put despite headline and ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) on Monday reported it is likely to consider increasing its inflation forecast. The next BoJ monetary policy meeting is at the end of this month.