TOKYO, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will likely maintain a pledge next week to keep raising interest rates, but stress the pace of further hikes will depend on how the economy reacts to each ...

TOKYO, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will likely raise interest rates three more times to 1.5% during Governor Kazuo Ueda's remaining term through early 2028, former central bank board member ...

Bank of Japan officials consider it likely that interest rates will rise above 0.75% before their rate hike cycle is over, according to people familiar with the matter. The officials don't think the ...

TOKYO—Japanese companies seem keen to raise wages again next year, despite many bracing for a tariff hit to profits, a central bank report shows days ahead of its next policy meeting. The findings, ...

Governor Kazuo Ueda is widely expected to raise the Bank of Japan’s key rate to the highest level in three decades on Friday. The path ahead becomes murkier as the government’s need for cheap ...

While the AI trade and the recent Fed rate cut take most of the focus here in the US, a bigger piece of news broke on Friday, which may end up mattering much more: the BOJ is due to raise rates this ...

Martin Schulz, chief policy economist at Fujitsu, breaks down the Bank of Japan's latest move to raise rates for the second time this year. However he doesn't expect the BOJ to lift borrowing costs ...

Japan’s central bank is once again at the center of global market anxiety. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is scheduled to announce its next interest rate decision on Dec. 19, and growing speculation of a ...

TOKYO, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Big Japanese manufacturers' business sentiment hit a four-year high ‌in the three months to December, a closely watched survey ‌showed on Monday, reinforcing market ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is expected to raise interest rates for the first time since January, increasing the policy rate by 25 basis points to 0.75% from 0.50%, according to Nikkei. The decision, ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda delivered a speech on Monday that was heard by investors all around the world. The BOJ official caused a stir in global markets by suggesting that the central bank ...

In a widely expected move, the BOJ raised short-term interest rates to 0.75% from 0.5% in the first increase since January. The decision was made by a unanimous vote. Following are excerpts from BOJ ...