Japan's government on Friday brushed aside rare and explicit comments from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent who said the ...

Bessent mentioned that he had spoken with BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda. "My opinion, not his — they're behind the curve. So ...

Pressure is mounting within the Bank of Japan to ditch a vaguely defined gauge of inflation as worries about second-round ...

They’re behind the curve,” Bessent told Bloomberg TV on Wednesday, noting that that was his opinion, and that he discussed ...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized the Bank of Japan’s cautious approach to raising interest rates, saying it was ...

The yen is rising for the third consecutive session, apparently boosted by calls from the US Treasury Secretary for the Bank ...

Japan’s chief trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent isn’t directly asking Japan to hike ...

Japan's three megabanks are likely to benefit further from higher local interest rates amid preparations for a potential US ...

JAMAICA’S annual inflation rate has dipped below the Bank of Jamaica’s (BOJ) 4 to 6 per cent target band for a ...

The central bank held its overnight call rate target steady at 0.5%, where it has remained since its last hike in January.

Investing.com-- The Bank of Japan is behind the curve in managing inflation and is likely to hike interest rates soon, ...