Those trends coupled with worries about the economic hit from higher U.S. tariffs partly explain why the BOJ has signaled a ...

The Bank of Japan's increasing caution around raising interest rates further relies heavily on a relatively obscure inflation ...

Consumer inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area eased in June but remained firmly above the Bank of Japan’s 2% target, ...

Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital slowed in June but stayed well above the central bank's 2% target, data showed on ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) reiterated that it will only consider future rate hikes if its economic and price forecasts are met, ...

It has stayed put despite headline and core inflation running above its target of 2% since April 2022, and despite headline ...

Board member Naoki Tamura said underlying inflation had been on track towards achieving the BOJ's 2% target and rising at a ...

Bank of Japan board members discussed inflation running at a faster pace than expected while they continued to see the need ...

The Bank of Japan board member Naoki Tamura said the central bank should consider additional interest-rate hikes without ...

Some Bank of Japan policymakers called for keeping interest rates steady for the time being due to uncertainty over the ...

Japan has long been regarded as largely immune from the problems of debt-driven fiscal policy and monetary inflation. After ...

Bank of Japan officials see prices rising a little stronger than they expected earlier in the year, a factor that may open the door to discussions over whether to raise interest rates if global ...