Asian shares are mixed ahead of a decision on interest rates by the U.S. Federal Reserve. U.S. futures edged higher while oil prices declined.
Japan’s long-tenured outside directors up by a fifth over 5 years
Pressure from outside Japan is also growing. From 2026, U.S. proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) will recommend against the reelection of outside directors overseeing audit ...
Japan’s Nikkei ends at near 3-week high on Wall Street gains, trading firms jump
TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average ended at a nearly three-week high on Tuesday (Mar 18), tracking Wall Street’s overnight gains, driven by trading firms. Read more at The Business Times.
Bank of Japan keeps interest rates unchanged at 0.5%, as widely expected
Following its third rate increase in January, the Bank of Japan held its key short-term interest rate steady at around 0.5% during its March meeting, as anticipated. The policymakers emphasized its ...
JX Advanced Metals’ Shares Rise in Trading Debut After $3 Bln IPO
Shares rose sharply in their trading debut after parent Eneos Holdings spun off its metals subsidiary through an initial public offering of about $3 billion which is the biggest in Japan in more than ...
JX Advanced Metals rises on debut in Japan’s biggest IPO since 2018
The IPO is the largest on the Japanese market since the $23.5bn float of SoftBank’s telecoms arm in late 2018 and tops the $2.3bn raised in October by Tokyo Metro, the capital’s subway operator.
Tokyo stocks rise on weaker yen, BOJ decision to keep rates steady
Tokyo stocks rose Wednesday morning, lifted by a weaker yen supporting exporters and the Bank of Japan's decision to keep interest ra ...
Asian stocks muted, gold near record as BOJ holds rates, yen steadies
Rising odds of the Japanese central bank raising interest rates have helped push the yen 5 per cent higher against the dollar ...
Bank of Japan keeps rates steady as Trump tariffs cast a shadow over economic outlook
Japan's central bank kept its key policy rate steady at 0.5% at Wednesday's conclusion of a two-day meeting. The move, which was in line with market expectations, comes ahead of the U.S. Federal ...
Bank of Japan Leaves Rates Steady as U.S. Uncertainty Heightens
The Japanese central bank held monetary settings steady, taking a breather after raising its policy rate to the highest level in over 16 years at the previous meeting.
Bank of Japan holds steady at 0.5% as trade war escalates, inflation rises
The move was widely expected, with economists all but unanimous in seeing back-to-back rate increases as unlikely from the central bank, which made one in January.
Bank of Japan keeps interest rates steady as widely expected
TOKYO] The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Wednesday, underscoring policymakers’ preference to spend more time gauging how mounting global economic risks from higher US tariffs could ...
Crypto whale makes $3.9M after opening 300 Bitcoin short positions
A crypto whale closed over 300 leveraged short positions on Bitcoin for a profit of $3.9 million, while also taking a new long position in a Solana meme coin.
JX Metals Set to Debut After Japan’s Biggest IPO Since SoftBank
JX Advanced Metals Corp. is set to debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday after its initial public offering raised ¥439 billion ($2.9 billion), the nation’s biggest float since SoftBank ...
JX Advanced Metals rises 2.8% in Tokyo debut
Shares in JX Advanced Metals rose 2.8% in their debut in Tokyo on Wednesday following Japan's largest initial public offering since 2018.
Asia-Pacific markets set to fall, tracking losses on Wall Street; Bank of Japan meeting in focus
Japanese markets will be in focus for investors, with the Bank of Japan poised to announce its monetary policy decision later in the day.