Islam is the world's second-largest religion, followed by people across hundreds of countries. The global Muslim population ...

A Global Perspective Understanding the Aging Population Phenomenon As countries around the world grapple with significant ...

Fertility rates have fallen everywhere outside of sub-Saharan Africa. And they have fallen faster, and dropped even further, ...

Five graphs to explain the UK’s population boom and the role of immigration - The UK population could reach 72.5 million by ...

Fertility rates have fallen everywhere outside of sub-Saharan Africa. And they have fallen faster, and dropped even further, in some developed nations than others. Birth rates are falling in the ...

Ongoing strength in the U.S. economy drove mortgage rates up over 7% for the first time in eight months, casting doubt over a recovery in the housing sector. The 30-year mortgage rate inched up to ...

WASHINGTON : The Bank of Japan is expected to hike interest rates twice in 2025 and twice more in 2026, International Monetary Fund chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said on Friday.

Citing multiple unnamed sources, the Nikkei Asian Review reported on Friday, a majority of Bank of Japan (BoJ) board members is expected to approve an interest rate hike at the Bank’s policy ...

The central parity rate of the yuan against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices offered by market makers before the opening of the interbank market each business day. The central ...

What’s it like for young adults dating in Japan? Japanese matchmaking service O-net has been running an annual survey since 2016 to find out. The survey is specifically for people who are 20, because ...

TOKYO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates next week barring any market shocks when U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office, and maintain a pledge to keep ...