TOKYO, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan may raise interest rates as soon as March if the yen renews its slide ahead of a U.S.-Japan summit expected to be held during the month, former central bank ...

TOKYO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank will scrutinise data at its March and April meetings in deciding whether to raise interest rates, the Yomiuri ...

Bank of Japan policy board member Naoki Tamura floated the possibility that the bank could soon declare that its price target has been achieved, as the nation’s inflation is becoming stickier. “I ...

The 1.5% figure ended a run of 45 straight months that the inflation rate has been above the Bank of Japan's 2% target. Government tax relief and fading food costs were expected to push CPI below 2% ...

TOKYO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor ⁠Kazuo ⁠Ueda and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held ⁠their first bilateral meeting on Monday since the ruling party's landslide election victory, which ...

TOKYO, Feb ⁠12 (Reuters) - ⁠The Bank of Japan ⁠could raise key interest rates again as early as March and deliver up to three hikes this year in light of persistent inflation ‌and yen weakness, Mizuho ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a key decision on whom to tap for spots opening on the Bank of Japan’s board, nominations that will give economists and investors an indication of how aggressively ...

TOKYO--Japan's government has nominated candidates for two positions at the central bank, a move that could be viewed as a chance to influence monetary policy in a more dovish direction. Sanae ...

Bank of Japan policy board member Naoki Tamura floated the possibility that the bank could soon declare that its price target has been achieved, as the nation's inflation is becoming stickier. "I ...

The yen bounced off lows on Thursday as investors assessed the latest signals from the Bank of ⁠Japan for clues on the rate outlook, while taking stock of Nvidia's earnings for insights into demand ...

Japan’s core inflation, excluding fresh food, eased to 1.8% year-on-year in February (vs 2.0% in January, 1.7% market consensus). Government energy subsidy measures drove inflation lower quite ...

1136 GMT – U.S. Treasury yields extend their rise as risk appetite picks up, with equities gaining, denting demand for safe-haven assets. Tuesday’s better-than-expected U.S. Conference Board consumer ...