Shinzo Abe

* MSCI Asia ex-Japan eases, Nikkei choppy * Fed stimulus worries keep markets on edge * Dollar volatile vs yen, eyes Nikkei By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Asian shares eased on Thursday as growing uncertainty on whether the U.S. Federal...

* MSCI Asia ex-Japan capped, Nikkei volatile with eye on currencies * Dollar recovers from 3-week lows vs yen, index * Japan growth strategy eyed for gauge on govt commitment By Chikako Mogi TOKYO, June 4 (Reuters) - Asian shares recovered from...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese fund managers cut their allocations for Japanese bonds to an 18-month low in May, while lifting their exposure to domestic stocks, suggesting risk appetite is growing due to the government's 'Abenomics' policies, a Reuters...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturing activity expanded in May at the fastest pace in almost a year as a weak yen and increased demand in the United States and China lifts exports. The Markit/JMMA Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in funds based in the United States gave the least amount of cash to stock and taxable bond funds so far this year in the latest week as fears lingered that the U.S. Federal Reserve may scale back easing, data from Thomson...

By Natsuko Waki LONDON, May 30 (Reuters) - Global investors were more upbeat on equities this month than at any time since early 2011, confident that liquidity will remain ample even though the Federal Reserve has started a debate on when to scale back...

By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO, May 30 (Reuters) - Japan's public pension fund - a pool of over $1 trillion - is considering a change to its portfolio strategy that could allow its investment in domestic stocks to grow with a rallying market, according to...

BERLIN (Reuters) - At a news conference in Berlin last month Angela Merkel departed from script, hinting at a new, softer stance towards Europe's recession-hit southern states. "Fiscal policy is not everything," the German chancellor told reporters...

TOKYO, May 28 (Reuters) - Japan is likely to pledge in a growth strategy to be unveiled in June that it will keep investment in firms by government funds to a minimum in order to avoid the temptation of bailing out troubled firms that should go bust,...

TOKYO, May 29 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday he believed North Korea's young leader was capable of making the right decision to resolve a dispute over kidnapped Japanese citizens, repeating he was open to a summit if it...

TOKYO, May 29 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Indian counterpart agreed on Wednesday to speed up talks on a deal to allow Japan to export nuclear plants and to strengthen security cooperation as both sides keep a wary eye on China's...

* Warning on fiscal discipline comes amid global yield spike * Japan govt to announce econ strategy next month * BOJ debt purchases make fiscal discipline more urgent By Stanley White TOKYO, May 29 (Reuters) - Any delay by Japan's government in...