Japanese investors and institutions are among the biggest foreign holders of sovereign debt in the world, with international bond markets offering higher yields than their home markets for many years.

American employers unexpectedly cut 92,000 jobs last month, a sign that the labor market remains under strain. The unemployment rate blipped ...

A war unfolding thousands of kilometres away in the Middle East is beginning to reverberate through Bangladesh’s economy, sparking concerns over rising fuel costs, supply disruptions and renewed ...

A gauge of fear in Japanese stock markets has surged to the highest level since the Covid crisis in 2020 as a sharp spike in oil prices dampens optimism about the country’s economic outlook and ...

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, March 2 (Reuters) - Japan faces risks of low growth and high inflation if a prolonged Middle East ...

The number of visitors from Japan is still only about half of the 1.5 million that came before the COVID-19 pandemic. But numbers only tell part of the story.

The International Monetary Fund urged Japan to keep raising interest rates and avoid loosening fiscal policy further, warning that trimming the consumption tax would erode its capacity to respond to ...

TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund urged Japan to keep raising interest rates and avoid loosening fiscal policy further, warning that trimming the consumption tax would erode ...

The Japanese economy ended 2025 on firmer footing than initially anticipated, bolstering the case for more interest-rate hikes.

With deflation now firmly in the rearview mirror, the path is clear for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates sooner rather than later, said policy board member Hajime Takata. “I believe the bank ...

Japanese workers’ wages adjusted for inflation rose for the first time in 13 months, a development that may bolster consumer sentiment and support both the Bank of Japan and the government in their ...