While consumer inflation has moved above the BOJ's 2 per cent target recently, the increase was driven mostly by cost-push factors such as rising food and fuel prices that will likely dissipate ...

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 ...

But core inflation fell close to 1 pct in August, raising concerns that the country may not achieve the BOJ's target of 2 pct inflation. At a policy meeting on Oct. 7, then BOJ Deputy Governor ...

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 ...

0847 GMT – The euro rises to a five-week high against the dollar after the flash German purchasing managers’ survey for January came in stronger than expected. The composite purchasing ...

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 ...

You can’t make up for lost sleep over the weekend. Sleeping in for 30 minutes or so on Saturday morning is generally no cause for concern, experts said. But if you’re sleeping in for hours ...

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 ...

“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 ...