The yen jumped to a six-week high against the dollar on Friday after faster-than-expected inflation in Tokyo supported bets ...

THE US dollar is heading for the biggest weekly loss in a year, pulling back from the sharp run up fueled by speculation that ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the timing of the next interest rate hike was "approaching" as the economy was moving ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda revealed in an exclusive interview with Nikkei newspaper that the central bank will base ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said interest-rate hikes are “nearing” as inflation and economic trends develop in line ...

A hotter-than-expected inflation reading from Japan on Friday increased expectations for an interest-rate hike in the country, sending the yen to a six-week high. The dollar sank to as low as 149.56 ...

Speculation that the Bank of Japan was headed for a December interest rate increase after a hot inflation reading drove the ...

Asian shares slipped on Friday while the yen was aiming for its best week in four months as strong local inflation data had ...

HONG KONG — (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Friday after U.S. markets were closed Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Japan's industrial production and retail sales registered weaker-than-expected growth in November and core inflation in the capital ...

The yen surged as much as 1.1% to its strongest in six weeks, breaking below the 150-per-dollar threshold as traders ramped ...

A pick up in consumer prices in Tokyo, retail sales and industrial production signal a steady economic improvement ahead of ...