The Nikkei 225 Index pulled back by over 1.3% today. Odds of a BoJ rate hike jumped to 97% on Polymarket. Softbank stock price has crashed amid the ongoing AI jitters. The Nikkei 225 Index dropped by ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday, with its governor sending the strongest signal yet that a rate hike was possible as soon as December depending on the outlook ...

TOKYO—Nine months after its last rate hike, it’s decision time again for the Bank of Japan. On policymakers’ minds: persistent inflation, the worrying impact of U.S. tariffs, and shifts in domestic ...

TOKYO—Japan’s new finance minister doesn’t see the need to comment on the direction of central bank policy, she said Friday, noting Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda’s commitment to supporting the economy ...

Most Bank of Japan watchers expect authorities to lift the benchmark interest rate by January, with the proportion picking next month as the likely timing edging down after Prime Minister Shigeru ...

Vimeo is going private: The video platform, at one time a would-be competitor to YouTube, has agreed to be acquired by European tech company Bending Spoons, in an all-cash deal valued at approximately ...

TOKYO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan laid the groundwork this week for resuming interest rate hikes by spelling out explicitly for the first time the risks that persistent food price rises fan ...

Bank of Japan officials are likely to consider raising at least one of their inflation forecasts at a policy meeting later this month, after rice and food-related prices rose more than expected, ...

The Doctor Who tardis is heading to BBC pre-school channel CBeebies. The BBC has announced the next stage in the expansion of its Whoniverse, a pre-school animation version of its big-selling IP, ...

The Bank of Japan kept its key short-term interest rate unchanged at 0.5% during its May meeting, maintaining the highest level since 2008 and in line with market expectations. The BOJ has now held ...

The video tech platform is launching Vimeo Streaming, a product that lets creators spool up their own subscription services and apps. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor If you ask any digital video creator ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Hawkish comments from the Bank of Japan and sticky inflation are lifting bond yields to multi-year highs and pushing forward rate hike expectations, shaking long-held views that ...