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.

At the two-day meeting ending on Thursday, the BOJ is widely expected to keep short-term interest rates steady at 0.5%. Given growing headwinds from higher U.S. tariffs, the board is likely to ...

TOKYO, May 1 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady and sharply cut its growth forecasts on Thursday, suggesting uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariffs and the hit to exports could ...

BOJ decision due 0330-0430 GMT Thursday Board likely to keep short-term rates steady at 0.5% BOJ to cut growth forecast, delay timing for hitting price goal BOJ seen sticking to rate-hike scenario ...

OKAYAMA (Japan): The Bank of Japan (BoJ) must raise interest rates to at least 1% by late next year, hawkish policymaker Naoki Tamura says, reinforcing the bank’s resolve to persist with steady ...

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is likely to be encouraged by stronger annual wage negotiation results that will pave the way for the end of its negative interest rate by this spring, according to ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) will hold its monetary policy meeting on 30 April – 1 May 2025. After raising short-term interest rates by 25 basis points (bp) to 0.50% in January and standing pat in March, ...

As widely expected, the BOJ kept short-term interest rates steady at 0.5% by a unanimous vote. Given growing headwinds from higher U.S. tariffs, the board slashed its economic growth forecasts for ...

The debate may be swayed by what BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda heard in Washington last week, where the International Monetary Fund slashed its global growth forecasts and policymakers fret of further ...