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

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Friday that the government will continue to invest and create jobs in the ...

The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25% Friday, noting that inflation is holding at a ...

Japan’s retail sales and job data fuel BoJ rate hike bets, pressuring USD/JPY. Fed’s inflation stance also in focus. Will USD ...

The Statistics Bureau of Japan reported this Friday that the headline Tokyo Consumer Price Index (CPI) accelerated from 3.0% to 3.4% YoY in January – the highest level since April 2023.

The average price of cabbage more than tripled in Tokyo this month, compared to last year. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The yen strengthened and Japanese government bond yields rose to fresh multi-year highs on Friday after the Bank of Japan ...

The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to 0.5%, the highest level since October 2008, and pledged to raise rates further if the economy and inflation continue in line with projections. The bank’s ...

A weaker yen is typically good for Japanese exporters but could push inflation higher because the country imports much of its ...

Stronger wages have contributed to the decision by Japan's central bank to raise rates to about 0.5%. The BOJ reiterated that ...

(Bloomberg) -- The yen is primed for further gains after the Bank of Japan sent hawkish signals while raising the benchmark interest rate, according to strategists. The upward revision in ...