Japan must fix "any misunderstanding" held by U.S. President Donald Trump that its central bank was intentionally weakening ...

The return of inflation was meant to restore a more ‘normal’ economy. But it has been a bumpy ride for both consumers and ...

Kazuo Momma, a former executive director in charge of monetary policy, says the central bank is likely to move roughly every ...

Many of Japan's biggest companies from tech conglomerates to Toyota have met union demands for substantial wage hikes for a ...

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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Thursday painted an optimistic view on consumption and reaffirmed the bank's resolve to ...

Expectations have been growing that the BOJ will raise interest rates again in the near future, but economists and investors widely expect the Japanese central bank to hold policy steady at its next ...

Japan’s benchmark 10-year government bond yield surged to 1.575% on March 10, 2025, marking its highest level since 2008. This increase came after base pay data revealed the fastest wage growth in ...

Persistent inflation and renewed price pressures give the BoJ one of the key arguments in favour of additional monetary policy tightening. "Second, the Japanese economy is expected to show a ...

In Japan, interest rates are set by the Bank of Japan's Policy Board in its Monetary Policy Meetings. The BoJ's official interest rate is the discount rate. Monetary Policy Meetings produce a ...

Established under the Bank of Japan Act in 1882, it is a juridical entity and neither a government agency nor a private corporation. The BoJ sets monetary policy in the country. Its mandate is to ...