Average household monthly income in the same month was 1,179,259 yen, rising 7.2% in nominal terms and up 2.9% in real terms ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

U.S. shares held steady after European equities hit a record high, and gold prices were near an all-time peak as investor ...

Volatility has remained generally high in many markets this week as trade wars between the USA and other countries could ...

Wall Street is drifting higher as gains for Ralph Lauren and others help offset drops for Ford Motor and Qualcomm following ...

The yen climbed to an eight-week top versus the U.S. dollar on Thursday after a Bank of Japan policy board member advocated ...

GBP/USD halts its three-day winning streak, trading around 1.2490 during the Asian hours on Thursday. The Pound Sterling ...

Inflationary risks were building up as companies continue to pass on rising raw material and labour costs, which required lifting the BOJ's policy rate to levels deemed neutral to the economy ...

The Japanese Yen (JPY) is one of the world’s most traded currencies. Its value is broadly determined by the performance of the Japanese economy, but more specifically by the Bank of Japan’s policy, ...