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TOKYO, March 14 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is set to keep interest rates steady next week and discuss just how much of a risk the escalating U.S. trade war poses to the export-reliant economy ...

The remarks suggest the BOJ is sticking to its projection of a moderate economic recovery, even as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy jolts financial markets and fuels a trade war that ...

as it reflects the market’s view on Japan’s economy and inflation and shifts in interest rates overseas. The BOJ is broadly aligned with those views, he said.

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 ...

The BOJ is broadly aligned with those views, he said. Officials are determined not to step into the market unless extreme moves take place, for fear of creating thresholds for traders that would ...

The tweak to the BOJ’s bond yield curve control (YCC) was the result of brainstorming sessions that came to a head in May, say sources familiar with the decision, just over a month after Kazuo ...

[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 ...

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 ...

With consumer inflation exceeding its target for nearly three years, the BOJ has signalled its readiness to raise interest rates further if the economy sustains a moderate recovery. REUTERS ...

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