A western Japan city has begun offering overnight stays at Fukuyama Castle, a site dating back 400 years, as regional economies seek ways to attract wealthy visitors amid the country's tourism boom.

World markets mostly rose on Friday following gains on Wall Street driven by Tesla, IBM and Meta Platforms after strong profit reports. European markets opened higher after the ...

Asian shares are mostly higher in muted trading after the U.S. Federal Reserve opted not to cut interest rates for the first ...

The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) tracks the dollar's value vs. key currencies, offering insights into trade and global markets.

Asian stocks have advanced in thin Lunar New Year trading following a rebound on Wall Street driven by tech stocks as the ...

The Japanese yen attracted some dip-buyers amid expectations the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates on Friday. Gold ticked higher to trade above $2,700 per ounce while oil prices were mixed.

The Japanese Yen ticks lower and erodes a part of its strong weekly gains against the USD. Rising bets for a BoJ rate hike next week should help limit any meaningful JPY depreciation. Expectations ...

(RTTNews) - Reversing the gains in the previous session, the Japanese market is sharply lower ... the U.S. dollar is trading in the lower 155 yen-range on Friday. On Wall Street, stocks turned ...

19. "We anticipated that there would be a nuanced U.S. dollar behavior, that [it] would likely be stronger relative to a number of currencies, but would be weaker relative to the Japanese yen ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...