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 ...

As such, we must support economic activity with loose monetary policy," Kazuhiro Masaki, director-general of the BOJ's monetary affairs department, told parliament. "Having said that, we will ...

A quarter-percentage point hike in the overnight rate to 0.5% would also be the biggest increment since 2007 as the BOJ makes steady progress toward normalization just as the Federal Reserve and ...

BANK of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor Richard Byles has hinted that the central bank is contemplating legal recourse to get commercial banks to move interest rates in line with similar movements by BOJ.

BANK of Jamaica (BOJ) says it has received a recommendation from at least one deposit-taking institution (DTI) that, if enacted, will result in automated banking machines (ABMs) being deployed to ...

In the survey of 36 economists conducted between January 30 and February 6, 30 said they expect the BOJ to keep interest rates steady at 0.5 per cent in the first half of 2025. The remaining six ...

The nomination comes at a critical time for the BOJ, which last week raised interest rates to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis on the view Japan was on the cusp of sustainably ...

Citing multiple unnamed sources, the Nikkei Asian Review reported on Friday, a majority of Bank of Japan (BoJ) board members is expected to approve an interest rate hike at the Bank’s policy ...

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 ...

Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda addressed the post-policy meeting press conference on Friday, explaining the reasons behind the 25 basis points (bps) interest rate hike to 0.50% in January.

which would raise the BOJ's policy rate to 0.5%, a 17-year-high. The sources said that some of the nine-member board hold cautious views, and a final decision needs to be made after the ...

Some 56% of 45 BOJ watchers expect the next hike to come in July, according to the poll conducted Monday, following the central bank’s decision Friday to bring rates up to the highest level ...