The BOJ also released its quarterly consumer inflation report. It maintains its forecast of 2.5 percent for fiscal 2024, which started in April. But it downgraded its outlook for the next fiscal ...

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“As long as I feel this way, I would like the BOJ to share our view that it needs to be cautious about raising interest rates.” Given that Japan experienced virtually no growth in wages and ...

The nine-member board also discussed how to improve the way the BOJ communicates its policy intention to markets, with one flagging the idea of disclosing each member's forecast on the future ...

The BOJ was blamed for amplifying a market rout in early August with its surprise interest rate hike in July, and Ueda's comments pledging to keep pushing up rates if sustainable achievement of ...

TOKYO ― The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is likely to raise interest rates in coming months with January emerging as the most likely timing, when there will be more clarity on political and market developments ...

At the meeting, the BoJ kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.25 percent, as widely expected. The BoJ ended its negative interest rate policy in March. Japan also will see October ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda, right, and the other members of the central bank's Policy Board attend the second day of its two-day meeting at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 31 ...

Ueda Indicates BOJ Still on Track for More Rate Hikes After Hold Yen climbs as much as 1% after Ueda comments on policy outlook Still sees upside risks to its inflation view for fiscal 2025 ...

A weaker Leading Economic Index (LEI) could reduce investor expectations of a BoJ rate hike, potentially pushing USD/JPY toward 150. FOMC speeches could dictate USD/JPY trends before the US CPI ...

On his first full day as premier, Ishiba emerged from a meeting with BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda and told reporters the economy isn’t ready for a hike right now. Although the remark was in line with ...