Japanese nominal wages rose at the fastest pace in nearly three decades, supporting the Bank of Japan’s latest rate hike ...

Bank of Japan policymakers discussed the likelihood of raising interest rates further with some warning of upside inflation risks and the damage a weak yen could inflict on the economy, a summary of ...

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The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its inflation forecasts, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will ...

Separately, the Bank of Japan raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 0.5%, in line with expectations.

David Mitchinson, founding partner at Zennor Asset Management, discusses the highly anticipated Bank of Japan January rate hike, and what impact it will have on the economy.

Stronger wages have contributed to the decision by Japan's central bank to raise rates to about 0.5%. The BOJ reiterated that ...

The bank's promise to seek more rate hikes sent Japanese government bond yields higher. The policy-sensitive two-year JGB yield briefly reached 0.725%, the highest level since October 2008, while the ...

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 ...

The Bank of Japan on Friday raised the benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage points to 0.5 per cent Consumer price inflation data for December was also released. With both headline and core inflation ...

The Bank of Japan increased interest rates on Friday to their highest in 17 years and signalled more hikes to come, sending the yen higher against the dollar. The well-flagged 25-basis-point rise ...