TOKYO] Hiking interest rates only gradually as raw material costs rise could heighten the risk of an upward spiral in wages ...

The dollar was set to log its biggest weekly rise in over a month on Friday, as uncertainties about a raging war in the Middle East and the repercussions it could have on the global economy fuelled an ...

Japan's core inflation hit a more than two-year high in May and exceeded the central bank's 2% target for well over three ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan policymakers agreed on the need to keep raising still-low interest rates, but some saw the ...

Such a deal could prompt the Bank of Canada to keep its headline interest rate steady and hold variable-rate mortgages at ...

The Swiss and Norwegian central banks became the latest European rate-setters to ease monetary policy on Thursday, citing a ...

F OR YEARS Japan was a reassuring example for governments. Even as its net public debt peaked at 162% of GDP in 2020, it ...

Japan’s fiscal position also appears healthier following a rare burst of inflation, which has boosted tax receipts.

Federal Reserve officials expect inflation to worsen in the coming months but they still foresee two interest rate cuts by ...