The requests, made in the BOJ's survey of bond market participants on its taper plans, underscore the challenge the central bank faces in removing remnants of its massive monetary stimulus.

"The BOJ will enter a temporary pause in rate hikes due to slowing U.S. growth. But it shouldn't be too pessimistic, and must conduct monetary policy in a nimble and flexible manner such as by ...

While U.S. tariffs are likely to hurt Japan's economic growth, the BOJ will continue to raise interest rates if the economy and prices improve after a period of stagnation, as the board projects ...

The member said the BOJ therefore "would need to be particularly cautious when considering the timing for the next rate hike." Another member said even with heightened uncertainty, the BOJ was not ...

TOKYO — The Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept interest rates steady and sharply cut its growth forecasts on May 1, suggesting uncertainty surrounding US tariffs and the hit to exports could keep policy in a ...

After the BOJ's decision on Thursday to keep interest rates steady at 0.5%, Ueda said the timing for underlying inflation to converge toward the central bank's 2% target has been "pushed back ...

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 and inflation ...

The BOJ has now held policy steady for the second straight meeting as the board continued to assess the potential impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Japan’s export-driven economy.

The assessment, to be included in its quarterly outlook report due on May 1, will underscore the BOJ's desire to keep alive market expectations of further interest rate hikes - even though the ...

TOKYO—The Bank of Japan’s policy board has become more cautious about uncertainties regarding U.S. economic policies, according to the summary of opinions of its March meeting, when the ...

TOKYO, Jan 28 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will likely raise interest rates again around June or July, and seek to triple its policy rate to at least 1.5% in the next two years, former BOJ board ...