TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese stocks advanced amid a weakening yen on Wednesday while Chinese stocks slipped, with overall regional trading lacking strong direction in a holiday-shortened week that ends with a key reading of U.S. inflation. Japan's Nikkei gained 0.93% to 40,775.62 as of 0155 GMT, heading back towards the all-time high of 41,087.75 reached last Friday. The yen edged...

TOKYO, March 27 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks advanced amid a weakening yen on Wednesday while Chinese stocks slipped, with overall regional trading lacking strong direction in a holiday-shortened week that ends with a key reading of U.S. inflation. Japan's Nikkei gained 0.93% to 40,775.62 as of 0155 GMT, heading back towards the all-time high of 41,087.75 reached last Friday. The...

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland A gradual tick lower in currency markets would not normally ruffle many feathers, but the yen's tentative foray to the cusp of 152 per dollar for the first time since 1990 was enough to draw immediate warnings from Japan's finance minister of decisive steps to tame...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese stocks advanced amid a weakening yen on Wednesday while Chinese stocks slipped, with overall regional trading lacking strong direction in a holiday-shortened week that ends with a key reading of U.S. inflation. Japan's Nikkei gained 0.93% to 40,775.62 as of 0155 GMT, heading back towards the all-time high of 41,087.75 reached last Friday. The yen edged...