The Iran war's impact on energy prices is forcing central banks to reassess policy. Robeco anticipates the Fed will cut rates twice this ye...

The BOJ's closely watched quarterly "tankan" survey, released on Monday, showed sentiment hitting a four-year high among big manufacturers,...

Improved business sentiment among big Japanese non-manufacturers in Q1, with big manufacturers' sentiment souring due to auto production di...

Analysts pointed out that the adverse effects of the pandemic on supply chain of chips and other parts have also started to normalise as th...

Japan's Nikkei share average reached a 33-year high, driven by machinery makers and a positive quarterly survey from the central bank indic...

A survey by the Bank of Japan displayed business confidence falling from plus seven to plus one in the last three months.

While the Reuters Tankan showed overall sentiment was expected to recover over the coming three months, respondents were on guard for furth...

Japan’s economy expanded at a 22.9 per cent annual rate in the last quarter.

The Nikkei ended the day up 0.52 per cent at 24,245.76 after going as high as 24,306.54.

An improving corporate sector is certainly welcome news for Japanese PM Shinzo Abe after the economy contracted sharply in the second quart...

The Nikkei average rose 0.5% as Mitsubishi Corp and other trading houses climbed after oil hit a record high, with additional buoyancy comi...

A key survey of Japan Inc. is expected to show a plunge in confidence among top executives due to runaway raw material costs, slower econom...

Japan’s economy is slowing due to weakness in housing investment and cautious corporate sentiment, the central bank chief said.

Japan's key barometer of business confidence unexpectedly held near a two-year high and companies increased spending plans.

Japan’s economic expansion may lose pace in the coming months largely due to a slowdown in exports, but a rebound in consumption and robust...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept the lowest interest rates among major economies on hold as it waits for more evidence that consumer spending w...

New finance minister Koji Omi said on Tuesday that the overall trend for prices is improving and urged the government to declare an end to ...