Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.3% to 40,074.87 after the central bank raised its benchmark rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, as widely expected. It is the highest level for the rate since 2008, as the Bank of Japan shifts out of a long spell of extreme low interest rates meant to spur more borrowing and spending.

Owners registered 47,917 mortgages on various properties in 2024, the least since Centaline Property began tracking the data in 2000.

Home prices fell 7.1 percent in 2024, official figures showed on Friday. It was the third year in a row of declining prices, which have dropped 27

Consumer price index delivers ‘a pleasant surprise’ and suggests ‘gentle easing of persistent inflationary pressures’, investor says.

Asian markets rose Friday after a record day on Wall Street in response to Donald Trump's tax-cut pledge, while the yen weakened slightly ahead of an expected interest rate hike by

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday followed Wall Street’s mostly positive performance ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could influence the pace of market-boosting rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. U.S. futures and oil prices were little changed. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index edged 0.1% higher to 38,505.54.

Massachusetts Senator Peter Durant wants the state to establish a strategic Bitcoin reserve amid global clamor for the coin.

The Hang Seng in Hong Kong added 0.2% to 19,264.46 after ... The fear is that all the strong data will convince the Federal Reserve to deliver less relief this year through lower interest rates.

Asian markets rose Friday (Jan 24) after a record day on Wall Street in response to Donald Trump's tax-cut pledge, while the yen weakened slightly ahead of an expected interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan later in the day.

World shares have advanced after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate. U.S. futures edged lower and oil prices also fell. Markets showed little obvious reaction to U.

The central bank's pledge to increase reserve holdings of the Hong Kong dollar shows a commitment to the city's financial hub status China's central bank chief Pan Gongsheng promised to park more of the country's US$3.

World shares are higher ahead of the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, while bitcoin surged to a record high