Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank stands ready to increase government bond buying if ...

Investors in Japan's government bond market are getting a glimpse of life without heavy intervention by the Bank of Japan, ...

The Bank of Japan may raise interest rates in March if U.S. President Donald Trump pushes through on his tariff threats and ...

The Bank of Japan is increasingly blaming chronic labour shortages, not stagnant demand, as the main reason for its weak economic activity, a justification it may use to lift interest rates beyond ...

The yen hit its strongest level against the dollar since December, outperforming other major currencies on Thursday amid ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan must raise short-term interest rates to at least 1% by the second half of fiscal 2025 to contain inflation risks, board member Naoki Tamura said on Thursday.

Hawkish comments from the Bank of Japan and sticky inflation are lifting bond yields to multi-year highs and pushing forward ...

The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates more as keeping them at current low levels could cause excessive risk-taking and push up inflation too much, its board member Hajime Takata said, cementing ...

The U.S. dollar dropped against major currencies on Thursday, as investors took a step back and assessed President Donald ...

The Bank of Japan's exchange-traded funds have remained untouched even as Gov. Kazuo Ueda oversaw further rate hikes.

Given the upside risks to higher inflation, the BoJ is likely to raise rates as early as May if the Shunto wage negotation ...