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BEIJING (Reuters) – CAS Space, one of China’s leading commercial rocket firms, said its Lijian-1 rocket unexpectedly failed on Friday, marking the first setback for the company’s main launch vehicle…

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan released for the first time estimates on how future interest rate hikes could affect its earnings, which showed it will…

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s cabinet on Friday approved a record $730 billion budget for the fiscal year starting in April, while limiting new bond issuance to the lowest in 17…

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks wobbled on Friday while the dollar was steady, keeping the yen rooted near five-month lows in thin year-end trading as investors looked…

BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s industrial profits fell at a slower clip in November, official data showed on Friday, offering some respite to an embattled sector even as persistently soft domestic demand…

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Some Bank of Japan policymakers saw conditions falling into place for an imminent rate hike with one predicting a move “in the near future,” a…

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The yen hovered near a five-month low to the dollar on Friday as the U.S. Federal Reserve’s hawkish messaging contrasted with the Bank of…

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – Core inflation in Japan’s capital accelerated in December as price pressures broadened, data showed on Friday, keeping alive market expectations for a near-term interest…

By Himanshi Akhand and Shivangi Lahiri (Reuters) – The Australian central bank’s rate trajectory and its effect on inflation will decide if Australian bank shares can eke out growth in…