Looking back, yen-funded carry trades have turned out to be among the most profitable plays this year. Of 20 major emerging ...

The U.S. dollar weakened against the yen on Thursday, as softer-than-expected U.S. economic data and growing confidence for a ...

Executives at a leading Japanese bank apologized and took pay cuts on Thursday after police arrested an employee who ...

A now 88-year-old man who narrowly survived the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that devastated this west Japan city still ...

Trump Treasury Secretary Pick Scott Bessent once worked with George Soros, placing trades that bet against the pound, profiting more than $1 billion when the pound fell in value.

Asian shares mostly rose Thursday, following a rally on Wall Street driven by encouraging update on U.S. inflation. Japan's ...

Persistent USD strength against JPY seen in Q4 '24 is easing. Hawkish speeches from BoJ officials coupled with a softer US ...

Approved on Dec. 27, 2024, the upcoming defense budget beginning April 1 is up 9.4% to a record 8.7 trillion yen, the ...

The U.S. dollar steadied on Thursday despite the sharp fall in U.S. bond yields after Wednesday’s inflation data as market ...

Sterling dropped sharply against the yen and also weakened versus the dollar and the euro on Thursday as investors focused on ...

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda echoed recent comments that have revived market expectations for imminent policy action.