Inflation is likely to increase after the midterm elections, driven by the substantial fiscal and monetary stimulus currently ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer inflation slowed to near 2-1/2-year lows in September, dragged down by sliding energy prices and raising the chance the central bank will top up its already ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan should dial back its massive stimulus before inflation hits its 2 percent target, a leading candidate to become the next governor said, raising questions about the ...

TOKYO -- Japan's cabinet approved on Thursday a package of economic measures worth about 17 trillion yen ($112 billion), including income tax cuts, as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida grapples with ...

Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is preparing an economic stimulus package that is likely to exceed last year’s $92 billion to help households tackle inflation, government sources familiar ...

Aviva Investors said in its 2026 outlook that a key market risk would come from central banks ending their rate-cutting cycles or even starting to hike, as price pressures build up from AI investment ...

The surge in Japanese stocks, triggered by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s snap election plans, may fade if she gets what she ...