The meeting will proceed the BOJ’s two-day rate review on April 30-May 1, when the central bank will issue fresh quarterly growth and inflation forecasts. Add TheJapanNews to your Google News feed.

The assessment, to be included in its quarterly outlook report due on May 1, will underscore the BOJ's desire to keep alive market expectations of further interest rate hikes - even though the ...

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The data comes ahead of the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) policy meeting next week, when the central bank is set to keep interest rates steady at 0.5 per cent and cut its growth estimates as US ...

Core inflation has now exceeded the BOJ's 2% target every month for three years in a row, in a sign of mounting price pressure as companies continue to pass on rising raw material and labour costs.

Japan’s inflation grew 3.6% year-on-year in March, marking four straight months above 3% and three straight years above the BOJ’s 2% projection. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications ...

With inflation seen accelerating further, a BoJ tightening is likely in July Consumer inflation in Japan edged down to 3.6% year on year in March (vs 3.7% in February and market consensus) as fresh ...

Japan's inflation grew 3.6% year on year in March, marking three straight years that the headline inflation figure is above the Bank of Japan's 2% target. The figure was lower than the 3.7% seen ...

Core inflation has now exceeded the BOJ's 2% target every month for three years in a row, in a sign of mounting price pressure as companies continue to pass on rising raw material and labour costs.

Speaking in parliament, BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said Trump’s tariffs could affect Japan’s economy through various channels such as trade activity and financial market volatility. When the BOJ ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is the Japanese central bank, which sets monetary policy in the country. Its mandate is to issue banknotes and carry out currency and monetary control to ensure price ...