Rice prices in Japan have doubled since last year partly due to supply shortages that began last year, triggering a national ...

Below are the most important global events likely to affect FX and bond markets in the week starting June 16. An announcement by the U.S. Federal Reserve will be the focus of the week, where interest ...

With fresh tensions flaring between Israel and Iran and continuing disruptions from protectionist policies led by the US, central bankers appear to be exercising extreme caution.

Growth outlook for Europe is bolstered by government and defense spending. Meanwhile, Japan is at a turning point after ...

Japan's industrial production fell 1.1% month-over-month in April 2025, exceeding the initial 0.9% estimated decline and ...

An index aimed at measuring long-term economic and human development prospects has ranked the Gulf nation as sixth-best ...

Japan’s largest businesses turned pessimistic for the first time in more than a year as Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs upended key sectors, a development that could complicate the Bank of Japan’s ...

Harvard Kennedy School Professor Carmen Reinhart, an expert on financial crises and sovereign debt, unpacks bond market ...

The economy faces pressure from U.S. import levies of 24% from July unless officials can negotiate them down. Japan's ...

Below are the most important global events likely to affect FX and bond markets in the week starting June 9. U.S. inflation data for May will be in focus as investors watch for any signs of tariffs ...

The MSCI Asia-Pacific index excluding Japanese shares was up 0.7 percent at around 6:00 AM. At the same time, Japan's Nikkei ...

Japan is urging stronger domestic ownership of government bonds to stabilize long-term interest rates, according to a draft ...