BOJ board signalled intent to keep hiking rates, December meeting minutes show
Bank of Japan board members discussed how to use estimates on the economy's neutral interest rate to determine further hikes in borrowing costs, with one saying the BOJ's policy rate was still far from that level,
BOJ Watchers Think Next Interest Rate Hike Will Be in Six Months
The Bank of Japan is likely to wait until the summer before it next raises interest rates, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg. Most Read from BloombergWhat Happened to Hanging Out on the Street?
Japan begins feeling the pain of BOJ rate hikes more concretely
As time goes on, the BOJ’s rate increases appear to be having a stronger impact on people’s everyday lives, shifting from more abstract concepts to more concrete effects.
BoJ’s clear guidance on rate hike calms markets
TOKYO: Bank of Japan (BoJ) governor Kazuo Ueda has raised interest rates to the highest level since 2008, avoiding market turmoil by carefully signalling his plans to investors.
BOJ to raise rates again by July, eventually eye hike to 1.5%, says ex-policymaker
The Bank of Japan will likely raise interest rates again around June or July, and seek to triple its policy rate to at least 1.5% in the next two years, former BOJ board member Makoto Sakurai said on Tuesday.
Japanese banks rally after BoJ rate hike; MUFG hits record high
Financial Group Inc., Japan's largest bank by market value, closed at a record high, fueled by optimism for increased lending income due to rising interest rates.
Kuroda's 'bazooka' was losing fans within BOJ by time it was expanded, minutes show
Some Bank of Japan policymakers began to lose faith in the power of former Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's "bazooka" stimulus less ...
BoJ Minutes: Central bank to adjust degree of easing if outlook realized
The BoJ reaffirmed its cautious approach, stating that any future policy adjustments will depend on inflation trends, wage growth, and global economic risks. The BoJ policy statement was unanimously ...
Japanese PM Ishiba’s BoJ pick would put two women on board for first time
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s government nominated female economist Junko Koeda to replace Seiji Adachi on the BOJ policy ...
BOJ may revert to fuzzy communication after Fed-style clarity on rates
Giving explicit advance signals, in addition to making the Bank of Japan feel boxed in, could breach Japanese law stipulating ...
Japanese Yen hangs near daily low against USD; hawkish BoJ expectations to limit losses
The Japanese Yen (JPY) remains on the back foot against its American counterpart, with the USD/JPY pair eyeing the 156.00 ...
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Ishiba’s government taps academic Koeda to join BOJ board
Koeda argued in a column in the Nikkei newspaper that it’s important to look at the negative impact of prolonged ultra-low ...
BOJ Governor Ueda's comments at news conference
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its ...
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BoJ may revert to fuzzy communication on policy after Fed-style clarity on rates
The Bank of Japan (BoJ), after clearly signalling last week’s interest rate hike, may return to its accustomed fuzzy guidance about central bank policy to maintain flexibility when it eventually ...
Japan hikes rates to highest since 2008 as sustained inflation, rising wages signal ‘virtuous cycle' in play
The move comes in line with expectations from CNBC’s survey, where an overwhelming majority of economists predicted a hike.