The data are an indication that a key peg of the virtuous cycle long sought by Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda may be falling into place. The BOJ has said it expects wage gains to fuel ...

The BOJ raised interest rates to 0.25% from the previous range of 0%-0.1% in July. Write to Megumi Fujikawa at [email protected] About Dow Jones Newswires Dow Jones Newswires is a market ...

The BOJ has said it expects wage gains to fuel demand-led inflation, a condition it needs to confirm as it continues along the path toward normalizing policy after maintaining ultra-easy settings ...

Ueda made the remark in a document submitted to a government panel chaired by outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in which he explained the BOJ’s July policy decision. The yen firmed against ...

On Friday, August 30, inflation figures for Tokyo heightened expectations of a Q4 2024 BOJ rate hike, impacting the USD/JPY. The core inflation rate rose from 2.2% in July to 2.4% in August ...

At last, the BOJ has a policy framework better aligned with those of major central banks globally. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial ...

TOKYO—Consumer inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area rose at a faster-than-expected pace in August, stoking speculation that the Bank of Japan will soon raise interest rates again. Tokyo’s ...

A separate index that strips away the effects of both fresh food and fuel costs, closely watched by the BOJ as a broader price trend indicator, rose 1.6% in August from a year earlier after a 1.5% ...

TOKYO — Bank of Japan (BoJ) Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino on Wednesday reiterated the central bank's stance that it would continue to raise interest rates if inflation stayed on course, while also ...

The Japanese Yen remains in the red after cautious remarks from BoJ policymaker Himino. The US Dollar rebounds amid a risk-off mood, but the upside appears limited on dovish Fed bets. The focus ...

The problem is that this assumes the BOJ has no agency. America is the ball game. The Federal Reserve is certainly first among equals, but local decisions also matter. Regardless of the root cause ...

The BOJ will examine the impact of recent market volatility, the interest rate hike in July and the course of the U.S. economy on its economic and price outlook, he said. "There is no change to ...