Asian shares advanced Friday after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate. U.S.

Another 0.25 percentage-point hike to Japanese rates has come and gone without markets batting an eye. That is surely the point of the central bank’s drive to normalise monetary policy. With wages and ...

The Bank of Japan has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level ...

He attributed the recent strains between Washington and Beijing to his predecessor, Joe Biden, and expressed optimism that China could play a role in resolving the conflict in Ukraine. This softer ...

Asian equities mostly rose Thursday, cheered by another tech-fuelled run-up on Wall Street after Donald Trump's huge AI ...

Also in today’s newsletter, a record number of US companies weigh China exit, and Trump calls on Opec to push down global oil prices ...

U.S. stocks rose to a record as Wall Street regained some of the momentum that catapulted it to 57 all-time highs last year.

Japanese companies remain bullish about investing in the United States but need to prepare for supply chain shocks that could ...

Masayoshi Son founded SoftBank in 1981. It has invested millions in some of Silicon Valley's biggest tech companies.

Setting rates in Japan will become a delicate balancing act if tariffs materialize.