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

Japan's central bank has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level ...

The Japanese government has nominated Junko Koeda, a political science and economics professor at Waseda University, to join ...

TOKYO—Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda repeated his pledge to discuss an interest-rate increase next week, echoing recent comments that have revived market expectations for imminent policy action.

(Bloomberg) — Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will size up the need to raise interest rates on Friday amid heightened expectations of a hike — and barring a market shock triggered by Donald ...

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino has signaled that an interest rate hike may be on the cards at the monetary policy meeting on January 23-24, as many of the shocks to the Japanese ...

(Bloomberg) — The Bank of Japan is widely expected to raise its benchmark rate Friday by the most in 18 years, in a show of boosted confidence over the sustainability of inflation as it ...

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate this week by 25 basis points. A hike will put the BOJ's key rate at 0.5%, its highest level since 2008. Public comments by ...

TOKYO >> The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates on Friday barring any market shocks when U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office, a move that would lift short-term borrowing ...

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.