The Bank of Japan, after clearly signalling last week's interest rate hike, may return to its accustomed fuzzy guidance about ...

The BOJ fumbled its communication in December, surprising investors, but then telegraphed Friday's increase so unambiguously ...

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

Japan's central bank has increased the cost of borrowing to its highest level in 17 years after consumer price rises ...

After taking the helm in April 2023, Ueda dismantled his predecessor's radical stimulus programme in March last year, and pushed up short-term interest rates to 0.25% in July. BOJ policymakers ...

The Bank of Japan is holding a policy meeting from Thursday, with attention on whether it will raise interest rates again for ...

TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Friday raised its policy interest rate to the highest level in 17 years, marking another ...

The Bank of Japan's decision to raise interest rates suggests the BOJ is trying to adjust policy as the economy goes through ...

he Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stable around its 2 ...

the BOJ raised its short-term policy rate from 0.25% to 0.5%. The widely expected move underscores the central bank's resolve to steadily push up interest rates to around 1%. It marks another step ...

It was the BOJ's first rate hike decision since last July and the third in the current tightening cycle that kicked in last March, when the central bank scrapped its negative interest rate policy.

The yen strengthened and Japanese government bond yields rose to fresh multi-year highs on Friday after the Bank of Japan ...