The BOJ fumbled its communication in December, surprising investors when it left rates steady, but then telegraphed Friday's increase so unambiguously that markets had 90% priced it in and took ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has raised its key short-term interest rate by 25 basis points to 0.5%, in line with market consensus, and marking the highest level since 2008 and the third rate hike ...

At a news conference after the Policy Board meeting, BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda indicated that further rate hikes were possible if economic trends moved in the direction forecasted by the central bank.

TOKYO (Reuters) - A leading indicator of Japan's service-sector inflation hit 2.9% in December as prices rose for a broad ...

With traders almost fully pricing in the chance of a rate hike, attention now shifts to any clues from BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda in his post-meeting briefing on the pace and timing of further increases.

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government on Tuesday nominated Waseda University political science and economics professor ...

At its two-day meeting concluding on Friday, the BOJ raised its short-term policy rate from 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent - a level Japan has not seen in 17 years. It was made in an 8-1 vote with ...

While BOJ revised up its inflation forecasts, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stable around its 2% target, BOJ governor Kazuo Ueda said there was no "preset idea ...

USD/JPY: Will Inflation and Services PMI Trigger a Hawkish BoJ Rate Hike? On Friday, January 24, Japan’s national inflation and Services PMI put the USD/JPY pair and the Bank of Japan under the ...

The decision marks the BOJ's first rate hike since July last year and comes days after the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, who is likely to keep global policymakers vigilant ahead of ...