Inflationary pressure from wage gains and prolonged rises in food costs could prompt Bank of Japan board members to discuss ...

massive monetary stimulus last year and raised short-term interest rates to 0.5% from 0.25% in January on the view Japan was on the cusp of sustainably achieving its 2% inflation target.

For two consecutive days, the USD/JPY currency pair has been attempting to recover from its recent strong losses, which ...

SHIZUOKA - Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida said the central bank can proceed with interest rate hikes at ...

Japan's economic growth slowed to 2.2% on an annualized basis in the fourth quarter, complicating the central bank's case for a further interest ... further rate hikes if inflation moves durably ...

Japan's economy grew 2.2% on an annualized basis in the fourth quarter, a slower pace than initially reported, complicating the central bank's case for a near-term interest rate hike as tepid ...

The private-sector members also said Japan should leverage rising inflation, wages and interest rates to help rebalance economic resources such as promoting wage growth in accordance with degree ...