The Bank of Japan is set to keep monetary policy steady on Friday, but signal its confidence that solid wage growth and ...

Takahide Kiuchi, executive economist at Nomura Research Institute, expects that the Bank of Japan will hike rates in January ...

Stay informed on the latest BOJ actions, currency movements, carry trades, and market expectations in this comprehensive ...

The yen extended its drop to 1% against the dollar as traders weighed the outlook for yield differentials between Japan and ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said on Wednesday that the financial and capital markets remain unstable and the Japanese central bank needs to monitor these developments with ...

The Fed is expected to cut rates on Wednesday, while the BOJ is likely to maintain current policy but signal future hikes.

On August 23, Ueda told lawmakers that the BOJ’s burgeoning tightening cycle is full speed ahead. Expect more rate hikes as wage pressures push Japan’s inflation rate higher, Ueda said.

That makes signaling on Friday from BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda the near-term key in determining the outlook on the narrowing rate gap between the two economies, after his comments at the last policy ...

Deteriorating trade terms and a weaker economic backdrop could soften wage growth and demand-driven inflation, easing pressure on the BoJ to hike rates. A stronger Yen may also reduce import ...

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It was the first time a BOJ policymaker publicly specified a level the central bank should eventually target in pushing up short-term borrowing costs. Tamura said the likelihood of Japan's economy ...

No change to BOJ's stance of eyeing steady rate hikes Rate hike plan not without qualification, Takata says Rate hike can come only if market rout doesn't hurt firms Japan may see renewed wave of ...