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

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

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

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

The Bank of Japan may take a long pause before raising interest rates again, but it has still left scope for action this year ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday the central bank will keep raising interest rates if it ...

Of 35 economists who specified a month for when the BOJ will next hike rates, January 2025 was the top choice at 37%, ...

The Bank of Japan will consider slowing reductions in its bond purchases next year under a quantitative tightening (QT) plan ...

When the Fed reduces its rate, it often — though not always — leads to lower costs for consumer and business borrowing, ...

Last year, the BOJ ended its bond yield curve control and began tapering its huge bond buying. It raised short-term rates to 0.5 per cent in January on the view Japan was making progress towards ...

TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan held its key interest rate steady on Tuesday following a two-day policy meeting, keeping its uncollateralized overnight call rate at 0.5% amid economic uncertainty ...