Core inflation has now exceeded the BOJ's 2% target every month for three years in a row, in a sign of mounting price pressure as companies continue to pass on rising raw material and labour costs.

The so called "core-core" inflation rate, which strips out prices of both fresh food and energy and is closely monitored by the BOJ, climbed to 2.9% from 2.6% in the month before. Core inflation ...

Many economists had expected the BOJ to raise interest rates to 0.75% in the summer but overnight index swap rates show a roughly 15% chance of a hike in June or July, according to brokers ...

TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariff policy has heightened sharply recently. When the BOJ raised interest rates in January, the U.S.

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The BOJ exited a radical stimulus programme last year and raised interest rates to 0.5 per cent in January on the view Japan was on the cusp of sustainably achieving its 2 per cent inflation target.

The BOJ maintained its policy rate at 0.5% in March amid the high uncertainty over U.S. trade policy. The bank's next meeting is scheduled to be held on April 30 and May 1. Market expectations for ...

Japanese government and central bank officials have held an extraordinary meeting on the sharp fluctuations in financial markets triggered by the increase in US tariffs. Vice Minister of Finance ...

"But we need to pay due attention to risks, especially recent heightening uncertainty over developments in each country's trade policy," Ueda said in a speech, highlighting the BOJ's alarm over ...