As a result, USD/JPY dropped below 146.00, driven by narrowing yield differentials and growing confidence in the BoJ’s tightening path. Soft US inflation data and dovish Fed signals weigh on the ...

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 ...

A children's soft toy has been recalled after it did not meet safety regulations. If parents have bought it, they have been warned it poses a "serious" health and safety risk to little ones.

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said the timing for underlying inflation to converge toward the central bank’s 2% target has been "pushed back somewhat" as trade tensions cloud the outlook. But he said ...

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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 -- Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda on Wednesday left open the option for a rate hike on May 1, mentioning the risk of an upward swing in inflation and vowing to "avoid falling behind the curve ...

Last year's summer market rout, which came days after soft U.S. jobs data and the BOJ's July rate hike, still haunts the minds of policymakers, who back then had to soothe market jitters by ...

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has revised its minimum capital requirements applicable to deposit-taking institutions (DTIs) or banks in how they classify collateral of certain assets. When a bank ...

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda issued a mild warning on Friday that it could increase bond buying if "abnormal" market moves trigger a sharp rise in yields, but he was reiterating the bank's pledge made ...

Several BOJ board members pointed to a build-up of upward price pressure that could lead to an overshoot in inflation, as rising import costs from a weak yen prod more firms to hike prices ...

Netflix is expanding its presence in the toy business, striking its first master licensing deal with the company behind the popular Squishmallows soft toys to develop a product line inspired by ...