In a well-trailed move, the Bank of Japan on Friday raised the policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, taking it to 0.5 per cent — its highest level in nearly two decades.

Speaking today (February 5) to parliament, Kazuhiro Masaki, director-general of the BoJ’s monetary affairs department, noted ...

The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates again this year and see borrowing costs reach levels deemed neutral to ...

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) board discussed the role of the economys neutral interest rate in shaping monetary policy during ...

Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato reiterated on Friday that it’s “up to the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to decide on monetary policy..” He further noted that he “expects the BoJ to conduct ...

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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank must maintain loose monetary policy to ensure underyling ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition ... taking a more conventional approach on monetary policy. Newcomer Junko Koeda, a 49-year ...

The International Monetary Fund on Friday warned of a further deterioration in Japan's fiscal health under Prime Minister ...

The yen surged to an eight-week high against the dollar following a Bank of Japan policy board member's call for more rate ...

Last month, the BOJ raised the policy rate to 0.5% from 0.25%, the highest level since October 2008. Gov. Kazuo Ueda said at a post-meeting news conference that the bank would reflect on the impact of ...