TOKYO : The Bank of Japan's meeting last week passed with no surprises, but for a careful BOJ watcher its message on the need to remain vigilant on food-driven inflationary pressures had an ...

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TOKYO — The Bank of Japan's (BOJ) meeting last week passed with no surprises, but for a careful BOJ watcher its message on the need to remain vigilant on food-driven inflationary pressures had an ...

TOKYO, March 24 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if its underlying inflation target is likely to be achieved ...

"Some members shared the recognition that real interest rates were expected to remain significantly negative even if the BOJ decided to raise the policy interest rate at this meeting, and that ...

As widely expected, the board decided to keep the BOJ's short-term policy rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent by a unanimous vote. BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda is expected to hold a press conference at 3:30 ...

(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark rate unchanged and cited worries over the potential impact from US tariff policies, suggesting that it’s not in a rush to hike for now. The ...

The BOJ lifted its policy rate to 0.5% from 0.25% at that meeting. Some of the nine-member policy board said they thought consumer inflation, excluding volatile fresh food, is likely to be in the ...

The JPY adds to its intraday losses in reaction to BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda's remarks. The Japanese Yen (JPY) adds to its intraday losses following Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda's ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese yen appreciated on Wednesday afternoon after the Bank of Japan governor said wage hikes and policy normalization are "on track." Gov. Kazuo Ueda was speaking during a news ...

It wrapped up its two-day meeting on Wednesday. The BOJ says it will continue to target a short-term rate of around half a percent. Policymakers apparently took into account possible risks ...