The US Federal Reserve has decided to hold interest rates steady at its first policy meeting after Donald Trump returned to the presidency. NHK World's Esaki Daisuke breaks down what's behind the ...

The ECB cut rates by 25bps to 2.75%, with Lagarde signalling further easing if inflation declines. Growth risks persist amid weak confidence and geopolitical tensions. She ruled out Bitcoin as a ...

The yen edged up against the dollar and euro amid signs the Bank of Japan will keep raising interest rates as others cut.

Japan’s real rates clearly remain in negative territory even with last week’s interest rate hike, and the Bank of Japan will keep raising rates if its economic outlook is realized, according to Deputy ...

Australia's export price index rose 3.6%, while its import price index advanced 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Asian shares are mixed in muted trading after the U.S. Federal Reserve opted not to cut interest rates for the first time ...

The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end ...

The Japanese government expects its annual debt-servicing costs to rise to almost $230 billion over the next four years as the central bank’s campaign to gradually raise interest rates drives up ...

Japan's annual interest payments on government debt could surge more than 50% over the next few years, government estimates ...

U.S. stock indexes slipped Wednesday after the Federal Reserve opted not to cut interest rates for the first time since it ...

Outside of a U.S. President bending norms, the Fed also faces challenges in achieving its economic objectives. Inflation ...