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TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) - Japan's Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Tuesday the government will work closely with the Bank of Japan (BOJ) in reaching its 2% inflation target as rising ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is the central bank of Japan. Established under the Bank of Japan Act in 1882, it is a juridical entity and neither a government agency nor a private corporation.

"June is the favored option in my base case,” Kazuo Momma, a former executive director in charge of monetary policy at the BOJ, said in an interview Monday. "It may get pushed back to September ...

[TOKYO] Japan’s Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Tuesday the government will work closely with the Bank of Japan (BOJ) in reaching its 2 per cent inflation target as rising living costs hurt ...

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The BOJ will deliver its next policy decision on March 19. “Consumer spending is likely to stay weak into this quarter as households face inflation,” said Taro Saito, the head of economic ...

Workers in Japan have seen their base pay rise at the fastest clip in 32 years, a result that sends a positive signal to the Bank of Japan as it weighs the prospects for demand-driven economic ...

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The USD/JPY exchange rate has formed a death cross pattern. There are odds that the Fed and the BoJ will diverge on rates. The pair will likely maintain its downward momentum this year.

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