Since World War II, most politicians and economists view free trade as a pillar of globalisation, enshrined in the 1947 signing of the GATT accord.

Increasing political instability will pose challenges to decisive leadership and give opposition parties more sway in ...

TOKYO, - Japanese stocks rose on Thursday while the yen shed early gains after the Bank of Japan flagged continuing risks to the economic outlook in keeping interest rates steady.

Asian markets mostly fell Thursday while the dollar held most of its gains as traders weighed a cautious Federal Reserve with ...

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday and raised its inflation forecast for the current fiscal year, ...

Asian shares are mixed after most U.S. stocks slipped, as doubts rose on Wall Street about whether the Federal Reserve will ...

The Trump administration has reached an important economic agreement with Japan. International trade and finance today are ...

In a trade deal announced last week, Japan secured reductions in so-called reciprocal tariffs and duties on car exports to the U.S., easing some external risks to the BOJ's economic outlook.

President Donald Trump says the US will charge a 15% tariff on imports from South Korea, in what he called a “full and ...

The USD/JPY exchange rate pulled back slightly on Thursday as the market reacted the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan (BoJ) ...

With second-quarter earnings season halfway complete, Nasdaq futures ripped 1.3% higher after blow-out earnings from ...