If that happens, the BOJ's policy rate would rise to 0.75% from 0.5%, reaching a level not seen for three decades. But even then, when adjusted for inflation, interest rates remain so low that the ...

At the panel, former Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masazumi ​Wakatabe said the government must raise the country's neutral ...

Yields on Japan’s long-dated bonds reached multi-year highs in early December, signaling weak investor demand amid concerns ...

Investors should be watching the central bank’s Friday policy decision, which could unravel the so-called yen carry trade.

Japan’s exports increased for a third straight month, and core machinery orders are up, indicating that the economy is ...

The U.S. dollar was steady on Wednesday and near its lowest since the start of October after data showed the labour market ...

The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates on Friday to a three-decade high and pledge to keep hiking borrowing costs, ...

Governor Kazuo Ueda is widely expected to raise the Bank of Japan’s key rate to the highest level in three decades on Friday.

The Bank of Japan indicated further progress on the wage front, a key consideration that effectively cements the case for a ...

A quarterly survey of major Japanese manufacturers shows business sentiment improving to its best level in four years, even ...

Japanese companies seem keen to raise wages again next year, despite many bracing for a tariff hit to profits.