LONDON (Reuters) - The world's biggest investors may be rethinking 20 years of boosting overseas holdings and are instead seeking more stable cash income at home, as aging societies and tighter regulation dull risk appetite. Full story
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan vowed on Wednesday to take necessary steps to reduce volatility in bond markets that has threatened to jeopardize the government's fight to end deflation and revive growth. Full story
LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar hovered near a three-year high and German debt yields eased on Wednesday as expectations hardened that the head of the U.S. central bank later in the day would not signal any change to its ultra-loose policy. Full story
Japan's nuclear watchdog on Wednesday endorsed a panel's conclusion that a seismic fault running underneath one of two reactors at an atomic plant in western Japan is active, making the reactor's restart virtually impossible. Full story
A steady decline in the yen is proving a godsend for exporters such as Toyota and has won solid support from Japan's main trading partners, who are betting the impact on their own currencies will be offset by gains from a recovery in the world's third-largest economy. It's not such good news for ent Full story
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei average climbed 1.6 percent to a fresh 5-1/2-year high on Wednesday, spurred on by the Bank of Japan's optimism about the economic outlook, while Sony Corp surged on reports it may consider a proposal to spin off its entertainment assets. Full story
History has been made and remembered. Twenty-four surviving sailors from the USS Franklin held a reunion at Patriot's Point in Charleston. In 1945, the Franklin, nicknamed “Big Ben” was hit by 2 Japanese bombs, exploding 31 armed and fueled aircraft sitting on her deck. More than 800 were killed, th
Abhay Desphande, First Eagle, shares some of his favorite Japan equity plays, but warns investors not to try and pick out individual stocks. And the Fast Money traders debate the bull and bear trade on JC Penney.
CNBC's Rick Santelli takes a look at the run up in Japanese government bond rates.
CNBC's Rick Santelli talks with Richard Farr, Boenning & Scattergood, about the impact of Japan's cheap money on the European bond market.
Adrian Mowat, JP Morgan chief Asian equity strategist, explains how "abenomics" has impacted Japan's economy, as the yen's depreciation draws the attention of Western investors.
A security personnel stands guard at the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, May 22, 2013. Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday that the central bank would closely monitor moves in the government bond market and respond with flexibility in its purchases of government debt and in its
A pedestrian walks past the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, May 22, 2013. Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday that the central bank would closely monitor moves in the government bond market and respond with flexibility in its purchases of government debt and in its market opera
Japan's Koji Murofushi competes during Group A of the men's hammer throw qualifications in the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 3, 2012. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, May 22, 2013. Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Wednesday that the central bank would closely monitor moves in the government bond market and respond with flexibility in its purchases of government debt and
