The annual budget will be the first to be compiled by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who has made "proactive" spending a ...

Japan will likely reduce new issuance of super-long government bonds next fiscal year to around 17 trillion yen ($109 billion ...

Japan’s Finance Ministry will set a key rate used to calculate the country’s likely interest payments on bonds next fiscal year at 3.0%, the highest in nearly three decades, according to people ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan must fund any additional spending plans within its budget rather than issue more debt, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, urging the government to get its fiscal ...

Crypto markets sold off sharply in August 2024 in response to global macro dislocation caused by Japan’s fiscal crisis, underscoring their sensitivity to liquidity shocks and systemic risk. In the ...

Japan’s 30-year bonds dropped after a debt auction drew the lowest demand since June, pointing to renewed concerns about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s fiscal policy. The 30-year yield rose four ...

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart HunterJittery bond markets found reasons for calm as members of the Federal Reserve sounded a supportive note for rate cuts ...

Peter St. Onge is a visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation. Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Japan just fired its ...

Tokyo, May 2025 — In a dramatic echo of the past, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has declared that Japan’s financial situation is now worse than Greece’s at the height of its crisis — a ...

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The doughnut chain is selling its operations in Japan to Unison Capital for $65 million. It is the first international franchise agreement ...