The Bank of Japan revised down its growth forecasts and held interest rates steady on Thursday, warning that trade tariffs ...

Japanese stocks rose Thursday as the central bank kept its key interest rates steady as expected, in thin trade with most ...

US-Japan trade deal speculation boosts volatility for USD/JPY as markets assess BoJ rate hike bets and global risk sentiment. Reuters poll shows falling expectations for BoJ rate hikes ...

BOJ board members meet for two days from Wednesday and will discuss the outlook for the economy and prices for the current and next fiscal years. As of January, the central bank's median forecast ...

Against this backdrop, the BOJ is projected to consider lowering its fiscal 2025 growth forecast for the Japanese economy, which stood at 1.1% in its latest Outlook for Economic Activity and ...

The first estimate of U.S. first-quarter gross domestic product and jobs data for April will be closely watched as investors look for evidence of how much President Trump’s tariff plans have ...

Tokyo Inflation Surges, Putting BoJ and USD/JPY in Focus On Friday, April 25, Tokyo’s inflation figures raised pressure on the Bank of Japan to consider hiking rates, weighing on the USD/JPY pair.

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This suggests that the upcoming rate hold may be merely a delay, with markets closely watching the timeline for the next hike as the BoJ continues to chart a different path from its global peers. Wage ...

The BOJ "will have to look at all the data and they will have to communicate very clearly to the markets how they are interpreting these data to explain their decisions,” she said. Choueiri’s ...