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

Nada Choueiri, Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Asia-Pacific Department and its mission chief for ...

After three decades of near-zero inflation, there are signs that Japan’s economy can sustainably converge to a new equilibrium. Inflation has surpassed the Bank of Japan’s 2-percent target for over ...

Japan should be on alert for any spillover effects from rising foreign market volatility that could affect liquidity conditions for its financial institutions, the International Monetary Fund said on ...

The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates again this year and see borrowing costs reach levels deemed neutral to ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell may be breathing easier now that the Trump administration intends to focus on the 10-year Treasury yield, instead of rate cuts, to lower borrowing costs. But for ...

The USD/JPY currency pair has been under selling pressure, dropping to a two-month low of 151.80 before stabilizing around 152.60 at the ...

The yen touched an eight-week high versus the dollar on Thursday after a Bank of Japan policy board member advocated ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar slumped to an eight-week trough to the yen and lingered near a one-month low versus sterling ...

Most traders will recall the early August stock market swoon when fears about waning U.S. economic growth sparked a bout of intense volatility. Adding to the ructions was a sharp appreciation in the ...

This article looks into the latest developments in U.S. monetary policy, the broader implications and the uncertain path ahead.