TOKYO, March 24 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan's meeting last week passed with no surprises, but for a careful BOJ watcher its message on the need to remain vigilant on food-driven inflationary ...

TOKYO, March 24 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if its underlying inflation target is likely to be achieved ...

But some BOJ watchers see recent wage and price data as good enough reason for the central bank to act as soon as May 1, including former BOJ official Nobuyasu Atago.

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As widely expected, the board decided to keep the BOJ's short-term policy rate unchanged at 0.5 per cent by a unanimous vote. BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda is expected to hold a press conference at 3:30 ...

The tweak to the BOJ’s bond yield curve control (YCC) was the result of brainstorming sessions that came to a head in May, say sources familiar with the decision, just over a month after Kazuo ...

BOJ Policy Board members agreed on the continuation at their monetary policy meeting on June 16 although inflation has been exceeding the central bank’s 2 percent target for some time.

TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan will likely keep its policy interest rate at 0.5% when the policy board meets on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nikkei has learned, amid growing concerns that the global economy ...

(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark rate unchanged and cited worries over the potential impact from US tariff policies, suggesting that it’s not in a rush to hike for now. 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 ...

The BOJ ended a decade-long massive stimulus last year and raised its short-term interest rate to 0.5% from 0.25% in January on the view that Japan was on the cusp of sustainably achieving its 2% ...