In a widely anticipated move, the Bank of Japan on Jan. 24 raised its short-term policy rate to 0.50% from 0.25%. Read more ...

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, known as MUFG, is Japan’s largest banking group, with 8.0% share of domestic loans and 11.6% of deposits as of March 2024. It was also the most global among Japanese ...

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, with a 7.2% share of domestic loans and 9.0% of deposits as of March 2024, is one of Japan’s Big Three banking groups. Compared with its two megabank rivals, SMFG has ...

The dollar was down against a basket of currencies, but could rise further this year on potential U.S. tariff polices and more cautious Fed interest-rate cuts.

Japan's central bank raised interest rates to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its inflation forecasts.

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The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a ...

Good morning. The Bank of Japan raises its interest rate to the highest level in 17 years. Inflation concerns may be making a ...

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its ...

The Japanese stock market has moved higher in four straight sessions, gathering more than 1,500 points or 3.8 percent in that span.

Also in today’s newsletter, a record number of US companies weigh China exit, and Trump calls on Opec to push down global oil prices ...

European banks are set to return around €123bn to shareholders for the second consecutive year, driven by surging dividends ...