Bank of Japan (BOJ) actions are important to U.S. investors because of the carry trade. In the carry trade, investors have borrowed billions of dollars in Japan and invested the funds in U.S.

The Bank of Japan left its benchmark short-term interest rate steady at 0.5% for the fifth consecutive meeting, keeping borrowing costs at the highest level recorded since 2008 and in line with market ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Friday, but decided to start selling its holdings of exchange-traded funds (ETF) and real-estate investment trusts (REIT). As widely ...

Sprout Organics issued a voluntary recall of their Sweet Potato Apple and Spinach pouches. The recall occurred following routine sample testing for heavy metals. Here’s a list of impacted products. A ...

If you've ever dined at vegan restaurant Seed to Sprout in Avon, you have probably wondered how owners Alex Lopez and Cara Duerr get their plant-based dishes to taste so good. The cashew and tofu ...

On one side, we have the Federal Reserve preparing to cut rates as soon as this week. On the other side, the Bank of Japan is facing mounting pressure to raise interest rates. In the middle is a carry ...

Most Bank of Japan watchers expect authorities to lift the benchmark interest rate by January, with the proportion picking next month as the likely timing edging down after Prime Minister Shigeru ...

Growing market speculation over a potential Bank of Japan rate hike in October is underestimating the degree of uncertainty wrought by Donald Trump’s tariff campaign, according to a former BOJ chief ...

One of the biggest stories emerging from the Far East this month is the imminent launch of a blockchain-based version of the Japanese yen, one of the world’s major fiat currencies. The timing for this ...