The central bank voted to raise its short-term policy rate to 0.5% from 0.25% in January, taking it to the highest level ...

He left in November 2004 for a top finance ministry job and returned to become governor of the central bank in 2008 at the ...

THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) is on course to finish offloading millions of US dollars of stocks that it bought from beleaguered banks during the financial crisis two decades ago sooner than scheduled, a ...

In its inspections for the year beginning in April, the BOJ will increase scrutiny on whether lenders have a sufficient grasp ...

World at Workcategory Bank of America cuts 16 investment bankers in Hong Kong in global trim, sources say March 14, 2025 World at Workcategory Japan firms agree to biggest pay hike in 34 years ...

Japan’s economic growth slowed to 2.2% on an annualized basis in the fourth quarter, complicating the central bank’s case for ...

This supports the Bank of Japan’s goals of policy normalisation ... The cost of living crisis is adding to pressure on the BoJ to raise rates and offset some imported inflation via a stronger ...

Ex-central banker Mark Carney was sworn in as prime minister of Canada on Friday and immediately said he could work with U.S.

Japan's government debt yields have risen to their highest levels since 2008, with the Bank of Japan set to lift its policy ...

The Bank of Japan is on course to finish offloading millions of dollars of stocks that it bought from beleaguered banks during the financial crisis two decades ago sooner than scheduled ...

Consumer sentiment fell to a more than two-year low and long-term inflation expectations jumped by the most since 1993, illustrating growing apprehension about the economic impact from tariffs.

It has been easy to forget that Beijing has an inflation problem. Rock-bottom inflation had faded from the radar as a hurdle for China. Gaming out what Trump’s return to the White House means for ...