TOKYO (Reuters) -With Sanae Takaichi set to become Japan's prime minister, advancing expansionist economic policies, chances have risen that the central bank will avoid raising interest rates this ...

With Sanae Takaichi on the verge of becoming Japan's prime minister, the economic landscape stands to change drastically. Takaichi, who is set to become Japan's first female leader, is known for her ...

Japan's likely next prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, said on Saturday the government and central bank must work closely to ensure the economy achieves demand-driven inflation backed by rising wages and ...

Right now, I believe Japan’s economy is in a very fragile state. We’ll likely see more companies and related industries affected by Trump's tariffs, and various other challenges may arise as well ...

A self-proclaimed “code-breaker”, Robert Mullin has made a career charting the different storylines in the “soap opera” of markets. He says he knows when the dramatic crescendos are coming and which ...

Social Security's biggest announcement of the year will be revealed on Oct. 15 (unless the government shutdown delays a key piece of economic data). Independent estimates for Social Security's 2026 ...

Sanae Takaichi, the new leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, vowed to focus on efforts to cope with rising prices at her inaugural press conference on Saturday, noting that she will not ...

In this weekly Plain Facts compilation, we present to you data-based insights, with easy-to-read charts, to help you delve deeper into the stories reported by Mint in the week gone by.

Strategists expect the election on Saturday of Japan’s fifth prime minister in a bit more than five years to do little to derail the market’s momentum.The MSCI Japan index is up 35% from its April 7 ...