Real wages fell 2.9 per cent annually in May, declining for the fifth consecutive month. The real wage data has not been weaker in over two years and indicates that the nominal baseline pay increases ...

The Bank of Japan should be ready to resume policy tightening if U.S. trade talks progress, policy board member Hajime Takata ...

The Bank of Japan should resume interest rate hikes following a temporary pause to evaluate the impact of U.S. tariffs, board ...

The Bank of Japan’s rate hike cycle will resume after “only” a temporary pause, Board Member Hajime Takata warned, keeping ...

Japan’s inflation is surprisingly strong, increasing the possibility that the Bank of Japan will raise its interest rate by ...

SINTRA, Portugal (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday the country's underlying inflation was still ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan's new board member, Kazuyuki Masu, said on Tuesday the central bank should not rush into ...

The Bank of Japan's increasing caution around raising interest rates further relies heavily on a relatively obscure inflation ...

The Bank of Japan may need to raise interest rates "decisively" to address inflation risks even if uncertainties over U.S.

It has stayed put despite headline and core inflation running above its target of 2% since April 2022, and despite headline ...

A Bank of Japan board member said on Thursday the central bank is pausing interest rate hikes for now but should resume them ...

The remarks of Tsutomu Watanabe, a former central bank official, are likely to feed market expectations for another interest ...