“Our policy is to protect and increase (in that order) the value of shareholders’ funds per share over the long term” is the trust’s strapline. Risk-averse investors could certainly have done much ...

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The European Central Bank is likely to stare down the economic danger posed by US President Donald Trump’s tariffs by opting ...

Trump has rolled back many of his steepest tariffs over recent months, including a sky-high levy on China, the top source of U.S. imports. In recent days, however, Trump announced plans to slap ...

Rising long-term Japanese government bond yields point to growing nervousness about the future – and not just inflation ...

Although Japan’s economy shows signs of returning to normal inflation for the first time in three decades, global headwinds and fiscal fragility pose ongoing challenges.

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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Friday after Wall Street rose to records following better-than-expected updates on the economy and a mixed set of profit reports from big ...

Japan's key measure of consumer prices cooled slightly more than expected in June, but remained well above the Bank of ...

As reaffirmed by the latest CPI data, domestic prices--especially for goods--remain strong, but with the conclusion of U.S.-Japan trade negotiations still uncertain, the BOJ will likely continue to ...

Japan's core inflation rate slowed to 3.3 percent in June from 3.7 percent in May, official data showed Friday.