By bno - Jakarta bureau Japan is grappling with a major rice shortage, as stores struggle to keep up with demand and soaring ...

The election will be a direct contest between incumbent Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and opposition leader Peter Dutton.

The US dollar continued to bounce back on Thursday on some technical buying after being oversold last month, with investors more optimistic about tariff deals between the United States and its trading ...

Ueda warned of "extremely high uncertainty" on the outlook, even as he stressed the BOJ's resolve to keep raising rates on ...

The Bank of Japan's rate-hike cycle is facing its biggest test since Governor Kazuo Ueda took the helm two years ago, with ...

U.S. job growth likely slowed in April amid heightened economic uncertainty because of President Donald Trump's aggressive ...

Gold is having a golden moment as investors fret about runaway prices and the stability of the U.S. dollar. Adjusted for ...

Australian retail sales rose only modestly in March and sales volumes were flat for the first three months of the year, ...

The State Bank of Pakistan is set to hold its key interest rate at 12% on Monday, a Reuters poll showed, having paused a run ...

The U.S. dollar headed for a third-straight weekly gain as signs of progress in Washington's talks with some of its trading ...

Australia's biggest banks face a pivotal earnings test next week as they navigate mixed interest margin prospects in the face ...

South Korea's consumer prices rose 2.1% in April over a year, slightly above market expectations, official data showed on ...