About 85.7% of Japanese households expect prices to rise a year from now, a quarterly central bank survey in December showed on Friday, roughly unchanged from 85.6% in the previous poll in September.

Tokyo stocks ended lower Wednesday, as investors were cautious about prospects of the U.S. shares after recent firm economic data dented hopes for imminent interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 102.

Japan's ambition to deliver a primary budget surplus for the first time in decades is going to be pushed back a year, a government estimate showed on Friday, as pressures for more spending weigh on the state budget this year.

The Nikkei stock index snapped a five-day losing streak Thursday on optimism over the U.S. economy as hopes grew for further interest

Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street’s mostly positive performance ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could influence the pace of the Federal Reserve’s rate cuts

Asian shares traded mixed Tuesday, echoing Wall Street trading, where gains for oil-and-gas producers helped offset drops for Nvidia and other Big Tech companies. Japan’s

Hang Seng Index gains on softer US inflation as real estate and tech stocks rally; Asian markets eye Fed’s rate path for further cues.

Global shares were mixed Tuesday, echoing trading on Wall Street, where gains for oil and gas producers helped offset drops for Nvidia and other Big Tech companies. France’s CAC

Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street snapped out of a spell of holiday season blues, with markets in Tokyo and China declining.

Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street snapped out of a spell of holiday season blues, with markets in Tokyo and China declining. Japan's finance minister rang in the New Year as Tokyo's market resumed trading after the long traditional holiday.

Global stocks are mixed after Wall Street snapped out of a spell of holiday season blues, with markets in Tokyo and China declining

Asian shares mostly rose Thursday, following a rally on Wall Street driven by encouraging update on U.S. inflation. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.2% to 38,532.18. Bank of