The BOJ’s first major quantitative tightening step took place in July 2024 when it decided to slash bond buying by ¥400 ...

The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end ...

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday, lifted by buying of bank issues after long-term interest rates climbed as the Bank of Japan raised its policy rate late last week. In the first ...

Consumer inflation in Tokyo likely accelerated in January, underlining persistent pressure on living costs, a Reuters poll ...

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The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is likely to wait until the summer before it next raises interest rates, according to economists ...

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks were mixed Monday morning as investors bought bank issues on prospects for higher long-term interest rates, but technology shares fell after sharp gains last week.

The decision by the central bank came at the end of a two-day policy board meeting in Tokyo. Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda, set to speak to reporters later in the day, repeatedly indicated the ...

The Bank of Japan has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level.