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Asia stocks rise as China announces budget
Asian stock markets rose Tuesday as investors registered approval for China's spending priorities announced at its annual congress. Markets in Hong ...
BOJ gov candidate says inflation target top goal
The veteran financial diplomat nominated to become the next governor of Japan's central bank says that achieving the government's 2 percent inflation ...
Asia stocks fall amid US budget impasse
Uncertainty about the outcome of a budget battle in Washington pushed Asian stock markets lower on Monday. President Barack Obama and his political ...
ADB president nominated to head Japan central bank
Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe vowed to push ahead with more aggressive monetary easing as he Thursday nominated Haruhiko Kuroda to head the ...
Asia stocks rise on growth hopes, BOJ pick
Asian stock markets rose Thursday as positive economic indicators and the nomination of a pro-stimulus Bank of Japan chief bolstered hopes for faster ...
ADB president leading name for Japan central bank
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is preparing to nominate Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda to head Japan's central bank and help spearhead ...
Japan stocks jump on BOJ candidate speculation
Japanese stocks led most Asian markets higher Monday, roaring ahead on a report that the prime minister's pick for central bank governor will be a ...
PM says 'Japan's back,' vows stronger ties with US
Japan's new prime minister declared Friday he would make his country a stronger U.S. ally and joined President Barack Obama in warning North Korea ...
Obama: Hill must make 'right decisions' on cuts
President Barack Obama, intensifying pressure on congressional Republicans, said Friday that lawmakers still have "the opportunity to make the right ...
Japan posts record $17.4B trade deficit in Jan
Japan posted a record 1.63 trillion yen ($17.4 billion) trade deficit in January as rebounding exports lagged behind surging imports of crude oil and ...
Asia stocks flat as US return from holiday awaited
Asian stock markets displayed tread water Tuesday in the absence of cues from Wall Street following a holiday in the U.S. In Japan, investors went for ...
Asia stocks mixed, Japan's Nikkei up as yen falls
Japan's benchmark stock index jumped Monday after Group of 20 finance officials refrained from directly criticizing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ...
Japan economy shrinks, fueling push for weak yen
Japan's economy shrank in the last three months of 2012, its third straight quarter of contraction, giving the government ammunition to defend its ...
Asia stocks rise amid positive US company news
Stock markets in Asia moved higher Thursday on the heels of positive corporate news and resilience in U.S. consumer spending. Japan's Nikkei 225 index ...
Kerry: Response to NKorea will send Iran a message
The world must show its resolve in the face of North Korea's nuclear provocations or risk emboldening Iran, which is under scrutiny over its uranium ...
Asia stocks up on strong US corporate earnings
Asian stock markets rose Wednesday after strong U.S. corporate earnings sent the Dow close to its record high. Japanese shares faltered, however, as ...
Japan's Nikkei jumps on weaker yen
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 led Asian stocks higher Tuesday as the yen weakened after a possible candidate for Bank of Japan governor voiced support for easier ...
Cheap yen a boon and a risk for Japan companies
As the yen weakens, famous Japanese exporters from Toyota to Nintendo are getting a boost but the favorable exchange rate also carries risks by ...
Nissan quarterly profit dives on China sales slump
Nissan Motor Co. reported a 35 percent plunge in October-December profit to 54.1 billion yen ($579 million) as global sales languished, especially in ...
China gives markets a lift at end of bruising week
Markets in Europe and Asia ended the week strongly after better-than-expected Chinese figures shored up hopes over the world's second-largest economy.
ECB's Draghi assessing impact of strong euro
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi pledged Thursday to keep a close eye on the recent rise of the euro, which some of the region's leaders ...
Japan says 2 Russian fighters entered its airspace
Japan's Defense Ministry said two Russian fighter jets briefly intruded Thursday into Japanese airspace as the country was holding rallies demanding ...
Kerry makes calls abroad in first weekend on job
New Secretary of State John Kerry reached out to Israeli and Palestinian leaders in phone calls this weekend, assuring them the Obama administration ...
Japan industrial production up 2.5 percent in Dec.
Japan's industrial production picked up pace in December from the month before, in a sign the world's third-largest economy may be stabilizing thanks ...
Tensions linger in US over 'comfort women' plaques
Four years ago, noticing plaques at the county courthouse commemorating slavery, the Holocaust and other atrocities, Korean-American community leader ...