Dollar Drifts Higher as Risk Tone Softens Amid Geopolitics, Tariff Ruling Looms
Market sentiment has tilted mildly risk-off, though there is no sign of aggressive follow-through selling. Price action suggests…
Top Economic and Geopolitical Themes to Watch for Markets and Traders in 2026
As the dust settles on a tumultuous 2025, traders are left catching their breath after a year that…
Easy money defined Asia in 2025. It gets harder now.
This was no banner year for Asia. Growth was sluggish and inflation sufficiently low to allow for interest…
AI Stocks Lift Wall Street, Europe Closes at a Record, BOJ Hike Hits the Yen
Updated: 21:47 UTC on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025 (4:47 p.m. on the U.S. East Coast) Global stock markets…
Wall Street Rebounds on Softer CPI, Europe Closes at Record, Asia Mixed Ahead of BoJ
Updated: Thursday, December 18, 2025 — 4:18 p.m. ET Global stock markets ended broadly higher on Thursday as…
BOJ may begin decadeslong sale of ¥83 trillion ETF hoard from January
Bank of Japan officials are likely to start selling the central bank’s pile of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as…
Japan finance chief effectively accepts BOJ rate hike
SENDAI, MIYAGI PREF. – Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Saturday effectively signaled acceptance of an anticipated interest rate…
BOJ likely to raise rates in December, government to tolerate move, sources say
TOKYO, Dec 4 (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates in December with…
Bank of Japan rattles markets globally with hint of a rate increase
Japan’s bond-market rout accelerated after Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda delivered hawkish remarks Monday, pushing yields higher…
From Tokyo to the World: The Global Ripple of Japan’s Unconventional Monetary Actions
The International Monetary Fund’s Asia and Pacific Department (APD), in collaboration with economists Yan Carrière-Swallow, Gene Kindberg-Hanlon,…
Wall Street Rallies But Asia Cools After Early Lift, Yen Stays Weak
U.S. markets surged overnight after lawmakers in Washington moved closer to ending the country’s record-breaking government shutdown, boosting…
JIP cautions against mixed message of a BOJ hike
A Bank of Japan move to raise interest rates at a time when the government is calling on…