Bank of Japan

Rising property and stock prices warrant careful attention, given still-low interest rates, it adds

A combination of cheap funding and low currency volatility is burnishing the Singapore dollar’s appeal for investors

The umbrella group sets wage targets that serve as guidance for its member unions

The owner of the property has struggled to find interested buyers for several months with an asking price of 120 billion yen

The country’s changing capital flows could expose vulnerabilities in global markets

Ueda adds that ‘very strong’ AI demand is boosting capex, exports; his remarks come ahead of the central bank’s key October meeting

The central bank’s officials are leaning against raising rates for a second consecutive meeting in October

Underlying inflation “has now come quite close to 2%,” BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said

Analysts see this as political signalling to appease Washington – without clear change in substance