Japan's leading economic index was revised down to 104.8 in May 2025 from an initial estimate of 105.3, though it stayed above April's 104.2, the lowest level since August ...

Asian shares pulled back on Friday, with Japanese markets notably dipping from a recent record, as investors chose to secure profits. This comes ahead of a pivotal week featuring a deadline for U.S. P ...

The rally in Japanese stocks has pushed some market indicators close to levels struck ahead of last year’s meltdown, after a ...

Aside from the question of growth, it remains unclear whether policymakers can reorient the country’s future trajectory ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital stayed well above the central bank's 2% target in July, data ...

The ECB kept rates unchanged, signaling a shift to a wait-and-see approach as inflation aligns with its 2% target. Click to ...

Expectations of where inflation will be in the coming years, already declining, have taken a further dive as a result of the ...

Japan's trade agreement with the U.S. could serve as the benchmark for many other deals currently being negotiated with ...

But more big tests loom with trade talks still continuing between the Trump administration and counterparts in China and the ...

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida said risks to economic activity and prices were skewed to the downside due to ...

The new tariffs threaten to deepen economic challenges as Japan faces a likely technical recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of contraction. Both Japan and South Korea reported shrinking ...