The value of the yen has slumped to the lowest on record, as measured against a broad basket of its peers and adjusted for inflation, according to data from the Bank for International Settlements.
Bank of England policy makers will decide on Thursday whether to call a halt to a string of 14 consecutive interest-rate increases, with investors and handful of economists raising doubts about another hike.
Central banks in the Philippines and Indonesia extended their interest-rate pause on Thursday, while signaling that approaches may differ as their inflationary paths diverge.
Central banks from Switzerland to the Nordics delivered contrasting monetary moves with a converging message of higher-for-longer interest rates and limited appetite to keep tightening.
The UK plans to expand its definition of what counts as climate aid in order to meet its pledge on international spending without boosting funding, according to people familiar with the matter.
Traders are on guard for any sharp move in the yen as it hovers near the 150 level to dollar that some analysts consider to be a trigger for intervention by Japan.
Wall Street is preparing for a wave of spinoffs as a slew of household-name companies moves to streamline operations.
South Korean lawmakers approved a motion to authorize an arrest warrant for the leader of the main opposition party on graft charges, a move that could shake up the group ahead of a national election in April.
Chinese stocks extended their poor run on Thursday, pushing a key gauge to its lowest since November, as an exodus of foreign funds continued amid persistent concerns about the economy.
Studio Ghibli, the animation house behind Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro and other movies, will become a unit of Nippon Television Holdings Inc., part of an effort to ensure its future as the home for world-renowned movies.
