NHK has learned that the Japanese government plans to issue bonds worth over 6.6 trillion yen, or 44 billion dollars, to ...

Tokyo Core CPI, a leading indicator of nationwide inflation trends, will be released on Friday. The market estimate for November stands at 2.1% y/y, following a 1.8% gain in October, which was the ...

In its annual survey of wage developments, the UN said real wages are growing again, but remain below their prepandemic ...

Asian shares were subdued on Thursday and the dollar was on the defensive after U.S. data showed progress in slowing ...

Russia's ruble has dived to the lowest level against the US dollar since March 2022, just after its invasion of Ukraine began ...

Japan will lean heavily on extra tax revenue in a US$92 billion additional budget to finance Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ...

He could call for an early election after budget in April or May 2025. Or he could call for a later election after SG60 and ...

The euro clung to its sharpest rise in four months on Thursday following hawkish remarks from a central bank policymaker, ...

The Japanese government is eyeing new government bond issuance of 6.7 trillion yen ($44 billion) to fund a supplementary budget required for a stimulus package planned by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ...

Japan will likely see tax revenues hit a fresh high for the fifth straight year in the current fiscal year ending in March ...

The BOJ ended negative interest rates in March and raised its short-term policy rate to 0.25% in July on the view Japan was ...