Under its current guidance, the BOJ pledges to continue raising its short-term policy rate if economic and price developments move in line with its forecasts. "For the BOJ, there's really not much ...

Mrs Woof is making her big soup but is missing Mr Cloppity's carrots, as his crop has failed. Boj and his buddies discover a giant carrot growing amongst the tiddlers but it is too big to deliver to ...

Based on his own assessment, Hayakawa said he sees the BOJ’s terminal rate in this cycle somewhere around 1.5%. That’s higher than most analysts’ view, although it’s in line with a ...

Inflationary risks were building up as companies continue to pass on rising raw material and labour costs, which required lifting the BOJ's policy rate to levels deemed neutral to the economy ...

Japan has “completely” ended deflation and it’s absolutely natural for the central bank to proceed with rate hikes to normalize policy, according to former BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda ...

The remarks, which echo those made by BOJ Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino on Tuesday, pushed up the yen as markets continued to price in the chance of a rate hike at the bank's next policy meeting on ...

While the tight labour market is not a new trend, the BOJ's more vocal concerns about the resulting wage and inflationary pressures mean it will be more inclined to look past economic weakness as ...

It just wasn’t obvious why. As the BOJ this week considers a third tightening, his argument for raising interest rates has become clear — in case they need to be cut later. It has a certain ...

Many of the economists noted the hike is likely unless Donald Trump jolts global financial markets, after he returns to the White House four days before the BOJ’s policy decision. “The ...

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said Friday the central bank must maintain an accommodative monetary policy to support economic growth and ensure the underlying inflation gradually moves ...

On the final day of its two-day policy board meeting, the BOJ also decided to halve its monthly purchase of government bonds to about 3 trillion yen ($19 billion) by the first quarter of 2026.