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

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

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

The Bank of Japan may take a long pause before raising interest rates again, but it has still left scope for action this year ...

The Bank of Japan skipped a rate increase on Tuesday due to economic uncertainties related to U.S. tariff policy. It also ...

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

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

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

TOKYO] Hiking interest rates only gradually as raw material costs rise could heighten the risk of an upward spiral in wages ...

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 ...

A majority of Bank of Japan watchers expect officials to slow their pace of reductions in government bond buying and keep ...

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