KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 — The ringgit closed marginally higher against the greenback in the month's final trading day, reflecting broader strength in some regional currencies.

TOKYO, Nov 18 — The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will continue incremental interest rate hikes to align with the nation's economic and price improvements, its governor Kazuo Ueda said today, reported Xinhua.

TOKYO, Oct 28 — The make-up of Japan's future government was in flux today after voters punished Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's scandal-tainted ruling coalition, leaving no party with a clear mandate to lead the world's fourth-largest economy.

LONDON/SINGAPORE, Sept 24 — World stocks hit a record high on Tuesday after China unveiled stimulus measures to support its economy and stock markets, sending Asian and European shares higher and triggering a bounce in commodity prices.

TOKYO, Aug 14 — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he will step down next month, succumbing to public disaffection over political scandals and rising living costs that marred his three-year term, and triggering a contest to replace him.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 — The ringgit continued its downward trend, closing lower against the US dollar today as cautious sentiments over the global economic outlook persisted.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 — The ringgit continued its uptrend today, closing at a near 11-month high of RM4.58 against the US dollar.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — The ringgit retreated to close lower against the US dollar on Wednesday, snapping two consecutive days of gains on caution ahead of US inflation data.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — The ringgit is expected to trade in a narrow range of 4.73 to 4.74 against the US dollar next week, with technical analysis suggesting the US$/MYR to be in the neutral zone.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 — The ringgit continued its downtrend today to end lower against the greenback for the third consecutive day ahead of a decision on US interest rates tomorrow, as Japan made its first rate hike in 17 years.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 — The ringgit is expected to trade between 4.69 and 4.70 next week as markets focus on the United States (US) Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting from March 19 to March 20.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — The ringgit closed marginally higher against the US dollar today, supported by positive sentiment of a potential interest rate increase by the Bank of Japan in the near term.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — The ringgit ended lower against the US dollar today on mild profit-taking following recent gains and investor disappointment with China’s macroeconomic targets set during its National People’s Congress (NPC).

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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar today as the greenback stayed firm amid fading hopes of an early US rate cut as well as China’s disappointing economic data, dealers said.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 8 — The ringgit reversed its losses to open higher against the US dollar on Friday amidst positive developments in the Asian foreign exchange (forex) market.

TOKYO, March 17 — Japan's government is closely coordinating with the Bank of Japan and financial authorities overseas to prevent fallout from the crisis of confidence engulfing banks in the West, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday.

TOKYO, Feb 22 — The Bank of Japan (BOJ) must maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy to allow time to see whether the recent rise in inflation will be accompanied by higher wages, its board member Naoki Tamura said on Wednesday.

TOKYO, Feb 14 — A soft-spoken academic with a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kazuo Ueda — Tokyo's nominee for next Bank of Japan governor — is a pragmatist who knows how to turn policy ideas into reality.

TOKYO, Jan 27 — Core consumer prices in Japan's capital, a leading indicator of nationwide trends, rose 4.3 per cent in January from a year earlier, marking the fastest annual gain in nearly 42 years and keeping the central bank under pressure to phase out economic stimulus.