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.

Analysts at ING expect the BOJ to hold off raising rates until early 2026 if Japan's tariff negotiations with the U.S. drag ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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