Birth and death numbers in Britain are roughly equal, but net migration is expected to keep the population growing into the ...

The UK’s fertility rate is already sinking, but is projected to hit a low of 1.41 per woman over her lifetime in 2027; and stay at that rate for nearly a decade. Fertility rates in the the UK have ...

This net growth of 4.9 million people is forecast to be be entirely made up of migration, with the number of deaths projected ...

South Korea's births ticked upward in 2024 for the first time in nine years, according to Seoul earlier this week, but the ...

The move by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to raise its short-term policy rate to "around 0.5 per cent" comes just hours after the latest economic data showed prices rose last month at the fastest pace in 16 ...

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation. Source: FactSet, Bank of Japan By The New York ...

In a historic move, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has raised its short-term policy rate by a 25 basis points to 0.5%. This is the first rate hike since July 2024 and the highest level since 2008.

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to the highest level since October 2008, as the economy makes steady progress toward the bank's goal of stable 2% inflation and wage-backed growth.

It's important to note that rates in Japan are still comparatively low, in a range of "around 0.5%," but there are plans to keep pushing up borrowing costs toward levels seen in other major economies.

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25% on Friday, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level. “The economy is gradually recovering ...

After blindsiding investors in July, the Bank of Japan governor needed Friday’s interest-rate hike to be boring. By that yardstick, he’s notched a win. The quarter-point increase, which took ...