TOKYO, 24th January, 2025 (WAM) -- The Bank of Japan on Friday raised its policy interest rate to 0.5 percent from 0.25 percent, its highest level in about 17 years, reported Kyodo News. The Bank of ...

Asian shares have advanced after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate ...

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stably around its 2% target ...

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By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The yen was choppy after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) delivered a widely anticipated rate hike on Friday, while the Australian and New Zealand dollars surged on comments ...

Ueda and his fellow board members lifted the overnight call rate by a quarter-percentage point to 0.5% at the end of a two-day meeting.

Gold prices soared to near three-month highs on Friday and were on track for a fourth straight weekly gain as uncertainty about U.S. President Donald Trump's trade plans took the wind out of the ...

THE Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stably around its 2 per ...

The move comes hours after the latest economic data showed prices rose last month at the fastest pace in 16 months.

The Bank of Japan has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level. The decision by the central bank came Friday at the end of a ...

The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25% Friday, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level. The decision by the central bank came at the end of a ...