The BOJ's rate hike in July and Ueda's hawkish comments, coupled with weak U.S. labour market data, triggered a spike in the ...

Shigeru Ishiba had come close to the top job before, including in 2012 when he lost to nationalist Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving leader who was later assassinated.

Global markets brace for impact as Ishiba's election as Japan's PM strengthens yen, accelerates carry trade unwind and rate ...

Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's new prime minister, plans to maintain loose monetary policies but won't oppose gradual interest rate ...

Japan financial markets have stopped expecting another interest rate hike this year, after Bank of Japan was on hold last ...

Japan's incoming prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, affirmed that the country's accommodative monetary policy will remain ...

Japan's incoming prime minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Friday the country's monetary policy will broadly remain loose, but he ...

Shigeru Ishiba, a veteran moderate, is set to become Japan's next prime minister after securing victory in the Liberal ...

Former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba will become Japan's prime minister next week after winning the conservative ruling party's leadership vote on Friday.

Following are reactions to Shigeru Ishiba's election as leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, setting him up to take ...

The yen reversed losses and surged against the dollar while stock futures fell after Shigeru Ishiba was voted leader of the ...

Japan’s ruling party picked Shigeru Ishiba as its next leader, positioning an advocate of an “Asian NATO” to become prime ...