The central bank is on hold with interest rates until the inflation picture improves. Consumer prices were 2.3% higher in January than the first month of 2024, down from a 2.6% rise in December. As ...

US stock futures gained after strong earnings from Apple Inc. and Intel Corp. buoyed sentiment at the end of a volatile week ...

The slightly dovish take may assuage concerns about a yen-led risk-off in global markets, including cryptocurrencies.

Underlying inflation in Japan is still slightly below the central bank’s target of 2%, Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said, ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank must maintain loose monetary policy to ensure underlying ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an ...

In a widely anticipated move, the Bank of Japan on Jan. 24 raised its short-term policy rate to 0.50% from 0.25%. Read more ...

The move comes hours after the latest economic data showed prices rose last month at the fastest pace in 16 months.

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has made its most aggressive monetary policy decision in over a decade, raising interest rates by 25 ...

(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File) Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda arrives at its headquarters in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.

TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan (BOJ) on Friday raised its policy interest rate to the highest level in 17 years, marking another ...

The Bank of Japan increased interest rates on Friday to their highest in 17 years and signalled more hikes to come, sending ...