Bank of Japan policymakers agreed on the need to keep raising still-low interest rates, but some saw the need to pause for ...

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Hiking interest rates only gradually as raw material costs rise could heighten the risk of ...

Headline inflation in Japan remained unchanged in May at 3.5 per cent and remains well above the BoJ’s 2 per cent target. The ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if improvements in ...

The Bank of Japan is taking a more cautious approach to reducing its balance sheet, meaning Japanese capital invested ...

The Bank of Japan is set to consider whether to taper its bond purchases at a slower pace while also leaving its benchmark ...

The Bank of Japan left its benchmark rate unchanged and unveiled a plan to slow its withdrawal from the bond market from next ...

Following are excerpts from BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda's comments at his post-meeting news conference, which was conducted in ...

Neither of the two decisions announced by the Bank of Japan’s policy board on Tuesday were a surprise. The BoJ held the policy rate at 0.5 per cent, and announced that the quantitative easing taper ...

The Bank of Japan decided Tuesday to further reduce its monthly government bond purchases beyond April next year, but at a ...

The Bank of Japan may take a long pause before raising interest rates again, but it has still left scope for action this year by signaling caution over broadening price pressures that could sow the ...