As widely expected, the board decided to keep the BOJ's short-term policy rate unchanged at 0.5% by a unanimous vote. Sign up here. BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda is expected to hold a press conference ...

It was the first board meeting since Washington announced a wave of "reciprocal" tariffs in early April. The BOJ also stood pat at its March gathering following a 25-basis-point hike in January.

"But we need to pay due attention to risks, especially recent heightening uncertainty over developments in each country's trade policy," Ueda said in a speech, highlighting the BOJ's alarm over ...

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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 about ...

The BOJ exited a radical stimulus programme last year and raised interest rates to 0.5 per cent in January on the view Japan was on the cusp of sustainably achieving its 2 per cent inflation target.

The Bank of Japan is expected to hold policy settings steady for a second straight meeting on Thursday in the face of intensified uncertainties due to US tariff measures while sticking with its ...

Ueda said he will take into account the findings from his dialogue with global policymakers in constructing the BOJ's assessment on Japan's economy, and setting monetary policy. "We will continue ...

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 about further ...

The Bank of Japan opened its two-day policy board meeting on Wednesday. Nine senior BOJ officials, including Governor Ueda Kazuo, are believed to have discussed economic and price trends on the ...

Amid growing uncertainty over the course of the global economy in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's high tariff policy, the BOJ is closely monitoring how the Japanese economy and prices ...

This photo shows the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan is expected to maintain its policy interest rate at 0.5 percent at its two-day meeting ...