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 ...

An indicator of investors’ inflationary expectations in Japan has risen to a record high, which could encourage the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to continue raising interest rates, analysts say. The break-even ...

At its two-day meeting concluding on Friday, the BOJ raised its short-term policy rate from 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent - a level Japan has not seen in 17 years. It was made in an 8-1 vote with ...

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 ...

Ahead of Trump’s inauguration, BOJ officials saw a good chance of a rate hike at the end of this week’s two-day meeting, provided the president didn’t unleash too many negative surprises ...

His inauguration speech, including his plan to introduce tariffs, was within the expectations of many market players, paving the way for the BOJ to increase rates to the highest level in about 17 ...

“The BOJ has sent out a clear message that a rate hike will be on the table, so I think the possibility of raising rates is quite high,” said Masahiro Ichikawa, chief market strategist at ...

The Bank of Japan is likely to raise rates at its January 24 meeting following recent supportive comments from BoJ governor Kazuo Ueda and deputy Ryozo Himino. Good wage and inflation data ...

BoJ rate hike speculation grows as inflation-wage dynamics improve; Yen short positions hint at market shifts. Trump’s inauguration and tariff policies set to drive USD/JPY trends, with risks of ...

BOJ Governor Ueda Kazuo said last week he was detecting positive signals on wages from business leaders and the bank's regional offices. He hopes to decide on whether to go ahead with raising ...

This week’s meeting follows mounting speculation that recent data on the Japanese economy has given BoJ governor Kazuo Ueda the “one more notch” of information he said he needed when he kept ...