Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, known as MUFG, is Japan’s largest banking group, with 8.0% share of domestic loans and 11.6% of deposits as of March 2024. It was also the most global among Japanese ...

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, with a 7.2% share of domestic loans and 9.0% of deposits as of March 2024, is one of Japan’s Big Three banking groups. Compared with its two megabank rivals, SMFG has ...

The yen slipped, erasing earlier gains, as Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda offered little guidance on the timing of the ...

The board decided to raise the BOJ's short-term policy rate to 0.5% from 0.25% by an 8-1 vote. Board member Toyoaki Nakamura ...

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates on Friday to their highest levels since the 2008 global financial crisis, as a broad stocks rally worldwide calms policymakers' fears U.S.

"The BOJ put the price outlook above 2% for both fiscal 2025 and 2026, revised up from the previous forecasts of 1.9% for both years. This indicates that the BOJ would continue raising interest rates ...

The dollar was down against a basket of currencies, but could rise further this year on potential U.S. tariff polices and more cautious Fed interest-rate cuts.

The dollar on Friday slid 0.7 per cent against a basket of currencies after Trump said he would “rather not” hit China with tariffs. Over the week, it has lost 1.8 per cent, its worst performance ...

The dollar wrapped up its worst week in 14 months as currency traders grapple with lots of tariff talk, with no real action, ...

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a ...