After the BOJ's decision on Thursday to keep interest rates steady at 0.5%, Ueda said the timing for underlying inflation to converge toward the central bank's 2% target has been "pushed back ...

TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan policymakers were divided in March over how soon the central bank should raise interest rates again as uncertainty stemming from U.S. tariff policies ...

At the two-day meeting ending on Thursday, the BOJ is widely expected to keep short-term interest rates steady at 0.5 per cent. Given growing headwinds from higher U.S. tariffs, the board is ...

Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday, he is “mindful of the impact of the rising food prices on underlying inflation.” Uncertainties over rice and other food prices remain ...

We can all agree that the first pancake is often a flop. For me, it typically ends up smooshed up in the pan – half raw, half cooked, in the bin. The next few pancakes are good, evenly golden ...

As widely expected, the BOJ kept short-term interest rates steady at 0.5 per cent by a unanimous vote. Given growing headwinds from higher U.S. tariffs, the board slashed its economic growth and ...

The member said the BOJ therefore "would need to be particularly cautious when considering the timing for the next rate hike." Another member said even with heightened uncertainty, the BOJ was not ...

TOKYO—The Bank of Japan will likely hold fire for the next few months due to growing concerns about the impact of U.S. tariffs, a former member of the BOJ’s policy board says. “It may be ...

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has decided to leave its policy interest rate, or the uncollateralised overnight call rate, unchanged at around 0.5%, pausing its rate hike journey since its latest adjustment ...