The Bank of Japan was expected to hike its main interest rate on Friday by the most in 18 years despite fears of economic turmoil under US President Donald Trump.

U.S. stock indexes are drifting following a mixed set of earnings reports from Morgan Stanley, UnitedHealth Group and other big companies

U.S. stocks rose to their first all-time high of 2025 as Wall Street regained a bit of the momentum that catapulted it to 57 records last year. The S&P 500

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 68.42 points, or 0.2%, ending at 43,153.13. The S&P 500 index lost 12.57 points, or 0.2%, ending at 5,937.34. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 172.94 points ...

S&P 500 futures are flat. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are up 0.2%. Nasdaq 100 futures are gaining 0.3%. On Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 703 points, or 1.65% ...

U.S. stocks rose to a record as Wall Street regained some of the momentum that catapulted it to 57 all-time highs last year. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% Thursday amid

Setting rates in Japan will become a delicate balancing act if tariffs materialize.

Japan’s consumer price growth picked up in December, adding to evidence of steady inflation just hours before the central bank announces its rate decision.

THE EXPECTATION: The Bank of Japan looks set to raise interest rates this week, unless what Donald Trump says in his inauguration address as U.S. president on Monday rattles financial markets ...

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 the Bank of Japan later in the day.

WASHINGTON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is expected to hike interest rates twice in 2025 and twice more in 2026, International Monetary Fund chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said ...

In addition to a rate decision, the BOJ is also scheduled to release fresh inflation projections later in the day. In its previous outlook report, the bank's policy board said it expected inflation to stay near the 2% target at least until the fiscal year ending March 2027.