The Economist7d
Has Japan truly escaped low inflation?
If the Bank of Japan had behaved in a similar manner to its G 10 peers, notes Tim Baker of Deutsche Bank, the country’s ...
Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008
The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a ...
BOJ will keep raising rates if economy on track, deputy governor Himino says
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said on Thursday that the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if ...
Japan core inflation climbs to a 16-month high, boosting case for rate hikes
The Bank of Japan is expected to raise rates by 25 basis points later in the day as it concludes its monetary policy meeting.
BOJ to slice almost $672 billion off balance sheet to decrease liquidity in economy
The BOJ’s first major quantitative tightening step took place in July 2024 when it decided to slash bond buying by ¥400 ...
Bank of Japan board reshuffle to bring it closer to 'normal' central banking
The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end ...
Newsday6d
Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation
TOKYO — The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25% Friday, noting that inflation is holding ... Japan’s longtime ultra-lax monetary policy was meant to wrest ...
U.S. News & World Report2d
Japan's Corporate Service Inflation Hits 2.9%, Signals Broadening Price Pressure
TOKYO (Reuters) - A leading indicator of Japan's service-sector inflation hit 2.9% in December as prices rose for a broad range of services such as accommodation and transportation, data showed ...
think6d
Bank of Japan hikes interest rates by 25bp as markets focus on timing of next hike
As the rate cut was widely expected, markets are paying more attention to forward guidance and the latest outlook report ...