President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on Thursday, 6 February 2025 at 7pm. The address took place before a joint sitting of the two houses of Parliament. The theme ...

The yen strengthened as far as 151.81 per dollar – the strongest level since December 12 – in the Tokyo morning, after the BOJ’s Naoki Tamura said the central bank must raise rates to at least 1% or ...

While the tight labour market is not a new trend, the BOJ's more vocal concerns about the resulting wage and inflationary pressures mean it will be more inclined to look past economic weakness as ...

A hawkish member of the Bank of Japan’s policy board on Thursday called for potentially faster interest-rate increases, sending the yen to its strongest level against the dollar in eight weeks ...

Inflationary risks were building up as companies continue to pass on rising raw material and labour costs, which required lifting the BOJ's policy rate to levels deemed neutral to the economy ...

Market participants are pricing 30-bps of BoJ rate hikes by the end of this year. The yen strengthened due to safe-haven demand amid fears of a trade war between the US and China. The USD/JPY price ...

Japanese nominal wages rose at the fastest pace in nearly three decades, supporting the Bank of Japan’s latest rate hike decision and keeping it on track for further tightening steps. Nominal ...

Wage trends continue to face market scrutiny even after the BOJ’s latest decision to raise borrowing costs, as they could influence the timeline of future rate hikes. Last month the central bank ...

Now that the 2025 tax season has started, you may feel concerned that you have an additional incentive to prepare and file your tax return carefully: fear of an IRS audit. Perhaps you were a vocal ...

In addition, Daniel Richtman - who broke the news of Page's casting - is reporting that Mia Goth (Infinity Pool, MaXXXine) has also signed on for an undisclosed role. We don't actually know who anyone ...

Concerns about Trump’s policy, global trade terms, and the potential impact on the Japanese economy could signal a more cautious BoJ policy stance. Under this scenario, the BoJ could delay ...