Bank of Japan policymakers agreed on the need to keep raising still-low interest rates, but some saw the need to pause for ...

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Hiking interest rates only gradually as raw material costs rise could heighten the risk of ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if improvements in ...

Analysts at ING expect the BOJ to hold off raising rates until early 2026 if Japan's tariff negotiations with the U.S. drag ...

The Bank of Japan is taking a more cautious approach to reducing its balance sheet, meaning Japanese capital invested ...

Following are excerpts from BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda's comments at his post-meeting news conference, which was conducted in ...

TOKYO] The Bank of Japan is likely to hold off raising interest rates this year unless a dramatic, positive turn of events in ...

The Bank of Japan left its benchmark rate unchanged and unveiled a plan to slow its withdrawal from the bond market from next ...

Neither of the two decisions announced by the Bank of Japan’s policy board on Tuesday were a surprise. The BoJ held the policy rate at 0.5 per cent, and announced that the quantitative easing taper ...

The figure — which strips out costs for fresh food — was higher compared to expectations from economists polled by Reuters.

The central bank target of around 0.5 percent for short-term rates will remain in place. It made the announcement after its two-day policy meeting ended on Tuesday. The BOJ decision comes amid ...

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged Tuesday and said it would taper its purchase of government bonds at a slower ...