Japan's three megabanks raised their annual profit forecasts to all-time highs on Thursday, fuelled by robust lending demand ...

President-elect Donald J. Trump often says he prefers a weaker dollar, but economists and investors think his proposed ...

“We . . . have a top 10 position within our sights,” said MUFG chief Hironori Kamezawa in an interview with the Financial ...

His remarks highlight how concern over the demerits of a weak yen will remain a key topic of debate among politicians.

The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates at least to 1% to roll back an "abnormally" huge stimulus that is causing ...

The current account measures exports and imports, as well as other cross-border flows including salaries and investment returns. Japan posted a record surplus of ¥12.2 trillion in primary income in ...

The bank’s net operating profit reached ¥1.8tn ($11.5bn) in 2023, matching pre-2016 levels before Japan’s negative rate policy ... stock market and economic reforms. Rising interest rates have ...

Japan's wholesale inflation accelerated in October as renewed yen falls pushed up import costs for some goods, data showed on Wednesday, complicating the central bank's decision on how soon to raise ...

U.S. stocks are drifting near their records after the latest inflation update boosted hopes that more help for the economy ...

The weakening yen and rising bond yields are ramping up pressure on Bank of Japan policymakers to increase interest rates.