The Nikkei 225 index, which includes the biggest Japanese stocks, has remained under pressure this year as the Japanese yen ...

Asian stocks inched up on Friday ahead of key U.S. payrolls data as investors considered prospects that a broader trade war ...

Most traders will recall the early August stock market swoon when fears about waning U.S. economic growth sparked a bout of intense volatility. Adding to the ructions was a sharp appreciation in the ...

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Friday as concerns over a global trade war eased following relatively restrained tariffs ...

The Japanese yen was at its strongest versus the dollar in nine days after Japan's government bond yields hit another cycle high. The 10-year JGB yield was up 1.5 basis points early Wednesday ...

Looking back, yen-funded carry trades have turned out to ... accounts to coax Japanese households to put their money into the stock market. Online brokers have seen a sharp increase in account ...

SINGAPORE, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The yen was poised for its strongest weekly performance in over a month as expectations grow that the Bank of Japan will raise rates next week, putting the dollar on ...

Traders are on alert for a rising risk of Japan intervening to support the yen, with a US jobs report later Friday looming as a potential catalyst for sharp moves in the currency. The yen is ...

and an additional penalty of around 4.47 billion yen for manipulating stock prices. The Tokyo District Court on Feb. 13 also handed an 18-month prison sentence, suspended for three years ...

The Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio, a key valuation measure, is calculated by dividing the stock's most recent closing price by the sum of the diluted earnings per share from continuing operations ...

CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - The Japanese yen weakened against other major currencies in the Asian session on Wednesday, as Asian stock markets traded higher following the broadly positive cues from global ...