Dollar holds firm as Middle East hostilities lift oilThe dollar rose significantly on Wednesday due to climbing oil prices prompted by renewed conflicts in the Middle East, which rattled globa...
Global Market: Japan bond yields hit 3% for first time in 30 years amid inflation, fiscal risksJapan’s benchmark government bond yield hit 3% on Tuesday for the first time since September 1996, marking a major shift for a market long ...
Global Market: Yen weakness puts BOJ under pressure for faster monetary tighteningThe US is urging Japan to adopt tougher monetary and fiscal policies after supporting the yen. Pressure is mounting on the BOJ to raise rat...
Japan faces day of policy reckoning as Scott Bessent calls time on big stimulusWhile the BOJ was already widely expected to lift rates in September as inflation pressures grew, Bessent's recent comments effectively l...
Yen hangs near 160 amid BOJ rate-hike bets, dollar wobblesThe yen stabilized near 160 against the dollar on Tuesday. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged the Bank of Japan to raise rates. Curr...
Global Market: European central bankers leave Jackson Hole uneasy over US policy shiftsEuropean central bankers left the Jackson Hole symposium concerned that recent US Treasury interventions could strain long-standing norms o...
Dollar near two-week high as Warsh boosts rate-hike bets; yen slips past 160On Monday, the dollar maintained its strength close to a two-week peak, fueled by expectations of a rate hike in September following assert...
Global Market Today: Asian stocks drop on hawkish Warsh tone, oil gainsMSCI’s Asia Pacific equities gauge fell 0.8%. Technology shares led declines, with the Kospi Index — a barometer for artificial intelligenc...
Japan's finance minister, BOJ chief to attend G20 gathering next weekJapan's finance minister and central bank governor will attend the upcoming G20 meeting. Policymakers will discuss the global economic fall...
Global Market: Japanese bond yields retreat after BOJ deputy governor signals no clear rate-hike timingJapanese government bond yields retreated from session highs after BOJ Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino offered no clear signal on the timing o...
Global Market: Japanese businesses turn to currency hedging as weak Yen drives up import costsJapanese businesses are increasingly turning to longer-term supplier agreements and currency hedging as the yen’s prolonged weakness raises...
Japan already invested 14 percent of 10 trillion yen India investment target: Piyush GoyalJapanese firms have invested Rs 1 lakh crore towards a 10 trillion yen investment target. This pace suggests the full investment may occur ...
Japan to cut visa fees for some foreigners facing financial hardshipJapan will offer reduced residence-related fees to some foreign nationals facing severe financial hardship when higher charges take effect ...
Japan raises permanent residence fee 20-fold; new fees to kick in from OctoberJapan will sharply raise residence permit fees for foreign nationals from October 1, with permanent residence applications increasing from ...
Global Market: Ueda’s Jackson Hole absence puts focus on BOJ’s September rate decisionBank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda’s absence from the Jackson Hole meeting has shifted attention to BOJ board member Naoki Tamura and Deputy...
SoftBank plans $6.29 billion corporate bond issuance amid AI fundraising boomSoftBank is gearing up for a historic bond issuance aimed at securing funding for its robust investments in artificial intelligence. This a...
SoftBank plans $6.29 billion corporate bond issuance amid AI fundraising boomThe issuance is SoftBank's largest ever and nearly twice the size of its previous record - a 600 billion yen offering issued in April 2025.