The Bank of Japan will likely raise interest rates again around June or July, and seek to triple its policy rate to at least ...

By Makiko Yamazaki, Yoshifumi Takemoto and Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's government on Tuesday nominated Junko Koeda, ...

Despite limited developments that would justify a policy shift since December, Japan's central bank nevertheless went ahead ...

Bank of Japan board members discussed how the central bank should use estimates on the economy's neutral interest rate in ...

Giving explicit advance signals, in addition to making the Bank of Japan feel boxed in, could breach Japanese law stipulating ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese government on Tuesday nominated Waseda University political science and economics professor ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s government nominated female economist Junko Koeda to replace Seiji Adachi on the BOJ policy ...

Japan's central bank has increased the cost of borrowing to its highest level in 17 years after consumer price rises ...

In a well-trailed move, the Bank of Japan on Friday raised the policy rate by 0.25 percentage points, taking it to 0.5 per ...

World shares advanced Friday after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate.

The BOJ fumbled its communication in December, surprising investors, but then telegraphed Friday's increase so unambiguously ...