The Bank of Japan will likely raise interest rates again around June or July, and seek to triple its policy rate to at least ...

All outstanding loans from the central bank's fund-provisioning program to stimulate bank lending are expected to be wiped ...

Bank of Japan board members discussed how to use estimates on the economy's neutral interest rate to determine further hikes ...

Giving explicit advance signals, in addition to making the Bank of Japan feel boxed in, could breach Japanese law stipulating ...

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

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

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

The Japanese government expects its annual debt-servicing costs to rise to almost $230 billion over the next four years as the central bank’s campaign to gradually raise interest rates drives up ...

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

Japan's central bankers are expected to discuss an additional hike in interest rates at a policy-setting meeting that starts ...

The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25% Friday, noting that inflation is holding at a ...