The Bank of Japan is expected to keep its key interest rate steady at its March 19 meeting, with over two-thirds of ...

The remarks underscore the BOJ's resolve to keep raising short-term interest rates, and to allow markets to freely price in the chance of further hikes in borrowing costs. Sign up here.

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is the central bank of Japan. Established under the Bank of Japan Act in 1882, it is a juridical entity and neither a government agency nor a private corporation.

Core inflation excluding food and energy (2.5% y/y) has exceeded the BoJ’s target since last July, fuelled by a weak JPY and ...

Japan's Nikkei share average reversed course to end lower on Thursday, pressured by exporters, as the yen strengthened after ...

Japan’s workers saw their base pay rise at the fastest clip in 32 years, a result that sends a positive signal to the Bank of ...

Japan's economic growth slowed to 2.2% on an annualized basis in the fourth quarter, complicating the central bank's case for ...

The BoJ hiked by 25bps at its last meeting in January, as was widely expected, and reiterated that it will continue to raise rates if the economy and prices move in line with forecasts, adding that it ...

The U.S. dollar was broadly firmer on Friday with the euro pulling further away from a five-month peak as markets grappled ...

The survey also found 90 per cent of economists expecting negative or somewhat negative effects on the Japanese economy from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policies.The results show the BOJ ...

The results show the BOJ remains a global outlier in its push for slightly tighter monetary conditions as chaotic U.S. tariff policy changes rattle financial markets and reignite concerns over a ...

As of today, March 12, 2025, Japan's inflation rate (measured by the Consumer Price Index or CPI) is at 4.00%, which is higher than the long-term average of 2.43% and the previous month's 3.60%. Not ...