U.S. stocks are drifting around a record on Friday as they head for the close of a second straight winning week. The S&P 500 ...

U.S. stocks are hanging near a record as they head for the close of a second straight winning week. The S&P 500 was flat in ...

Japan's central bank has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a ...

The NIKKEI 225 Index is up 1480.52 points or 3.85% this week to 39931.98 --Largest one-week point and percentage gain since the week ending Dec. 27, 2024 --Today it is down 26.89 points or 0.07% ...

The Bank of Japan delivered a widely expected 25 basis point hike to its key lending rate on Friday, bringing the overnight call rate to the highest since 2008 and putting pressure on the dollar. The ...

The move comes in line with expectations from CNBC’s survey from Jan 15-20, which saw an overwhelming majority of economists predict a hike.

Japan’s core inflation rate rose to a 16-month high at 3% in December, year on year, boosting the case for a rate hike from the Bank of Japan.

U.S. stocks rose to a record as Wall Street regained some of the momentum that catapulted it to 57 all-time highs last year.

Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after China rolled out more moves to try to boost its lagging stock markets by raising ...

A currency trader passes by a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange ...