TOKYO] Hiking interest rates only gradually as raw material costs rise could heighten the risk of an upward spiral in wages ...

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is leaning toward further interest rate hikes but remains cautious due to ongoing uncertainty ...

The data underscores the challenge the Bank of Japan faces in juggling pressure from sticky food inflation and risks to the fragile economy from uncertainty over President Donald Trump's trade policy.

Bank of Japan policymakers agreed on the need to keep raising still-low interest rates, but some saw the need to pause for ...

F OR YEARS Japan was a reassuring example for governments. Even as its net public debt peaked at 162% of GDP in 2020, it ...

Japan’s fiscal position also appears healthier following a rare burst of inflation, which has boosted tax receipts.

Federal Reserve officials expect inflation to worsen in the coming months but they still foresee two interest rate ...

TOKYO] The Bank of Japan is likely to hold off raising interest rates this year unless a dramatic, positive turn of events in ...