The dollar climbed 1.2% on the Japanese currency to 144.29 - its strongest in two weeks - on the back of Ueda's remarks ...

The S&P BSE Sensex climbed 1,359.51 points or 1.63% to 84,544.31. The Nifty 50 index advanced 375.15 points or 1.48% to 25,790.95.

Cruise ships turned away, angry locals protesting against visitors, even cities charging tourists to visit. The images and reality of the backlash against mass tourism are becoming increasingly ...

The Bank of Japan did not change policy at the conclusion of today's meeting, but it retained its tightening bias. Click to read.

It's a stark contrast to several weeks ago when global equity markets suffered a savage pullback at the start of August as a scare about the health of the U.S. economy dovetailed with a sudden surge ...

The Bank of Japan unanimously decided to keep its policy rate unchanged at 0.25%. Amid growing confidence in achieving its ...

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 18 points, effectively trading flat, and S&P 500 futures ticked down 0.1%. Both gauges had rallied to new highs on Thursday as investors mulled the ...

Wall Street romped to records Thursday as a delayed jubilation swept markets worldwide following the Federal Reserve’s big cut to interest rates. The S&P 500 jumped 1.7% for one of its best days of ...

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Friday and revised up its assessment on consumption, signalling its ...

Asian markets built Friday on the latest global rally after a jumbo US interest rate cut, while the yen edged up as focus ...

Traders in Asia will also look toward August consumer prices index from Japan and Hong Kong, and central bank decisions from ...

Japan may still be grappling with the far-reaching consequences of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, but the politicians vying ...