The lack of a clear steer on the likelihood of a rate hike in December or January will keep BOJ watchers guessing over the ...

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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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 ...

Annual inflation is projected to be pushed up through fiscal 2025. At the meeting, the BoJ kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.25 percent, as widely expected. The BoJ ended its ...

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 ...

This policy position signals the BOJ’s intention in updating the current legislation to require that majority of the board’s membership comprise independent directors. In keeping with the ...

Some Bank of Japan board members were skeptical of the potential merits of releasing a rate path projection similar to the Federal Reserve’s dot plot when authorities discussed the idea during ...

Since ending a decade-long, radical stimulus programme in March, the BOJ has signaled its intention to keep raising interest rates from rock-bottom levels. But it was forced to water down the ...

"The BOJ needs to pay due attention to the future course of overseas economies, particularly the US economy, and developments in financial markets," the BOJ said in a quarterly outlook report.

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 ...