Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.3% to 40,074.87 after the central bank raised its benchmark rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, ...

Traders looking to sell the world’s reserve currency are far more common than thought even as the dollar’s dominance rips across markets, according to Morgan Stanley.

U.S. stocks rose to a record as Wall Street regained some of the momentum that catapulted it to 57 all-time highs last year.

President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would press the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates “immediately,” rekindling a fight over the historically independent U.S. central bank.

As interest rates rose, banks charged more for credit cards and loans, but held rates paid on savings accounts.