Japan's government on Friday brushed aside rare and explicit comments from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent who said the ...

Bessent mentioned that he had spoken with BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda. "My opinion, not his — they're behind the curve. So ...

Japan's core inflation rate in July likely slowed from the previous month but remained above the Bank of Japan's 2% target, a ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday the government must closely watch the economic and ...

Japan’s chief trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent isn’t directly asking Japan to hike ...

The dollar eased on Friday as a data-heavy week wound down, keeping the case for a September Federal Reserve interest rate ...

Japan's economy grew by 0.3% in the second quarter, marking an acceleration from the 0.1% growth seen in the first quarter.

"It matched all my expectations. It was huge, maybe a bit too huge," Coline Aguirre said about the house she bought in Japan.

They’re behind the curve,” Bessent told Bloomberg TV on Wednesday, noting that that was his opinion, and that he discussed ...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized the Bank of Japan’s cautious approach to raising interest rates, saying it was ...

The yen is rising for the third consecutive session, apparently boosted by calls from the US Treasury Secretary for the Bank ...

Shares in Japan edged higher while Australia’s and South Korea’s retreated. Futures for the S&P 500 inched up 0.1%.