Inflation stays above 3% in June. An expert says the nation's workers need to take the initiative to demand pay hikes if they ...

TOKYO: Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 per cent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday (Jul 18), piling further pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of elections this weekend. T ...

Recent U.S. economic data and rising rates are supporting the dollar, but long-term bullish trends are not expected.

While tepid, economic growth remains positive globally and, in the U.S., could improve toward the end of the year and into ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Friday after Wall Street rose to records following better-than-expected updates on the economy and a mixed set of profit reports from big ...

Japan's key measure of consumer prices cooled slightly more than expected in June, but remained well above the Bank of ...

Asian shares tracked Wall Street higher on Friday as still-strong U.S. economic data and robust corporate earnings offset ...

As reaffirmed by the latest CPI data, domestic prices--especially for goods--remain strong, but with the conclusion of U.S.-Japan trade negotiations still uncertain, the BOJ will likely continue to ...

Japan's core inflation rate slowed to 3.3 percent in June from 3.7 percent in May, official data showed Friday.

Japan's annual inflation rate eased to 3.3% in June 2025 from 3.5% in the previous month, marking the lowest reading since ...