The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is increasingly expected to raise its key interest rate at the October policy board meeting, as speculation intensifies on the back of fresh remarks from a former board member ...

Uchida said the BOJ’s Tankan survey showed business sentiment is at a favorable level, indicating the economy is developing in line with the bank’s outlook. The reiteration of the policy stance is ...

Confidence among Japan’s large manufacturers improved for a second straight quarter, supporting the case for the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates as early as this month. The business sentiment ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan will continue raising interest rates if economic and price developments move in line with its forecasts, BOJ Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida said, reaffirming the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The yen's recent sharp falls may prompt the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates as soon as this month, former central bank executive Kazuo Momma said on Wednesday. The yen has ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -With Sanae Takaichi set to become Japan's prime minister, advancing expansionist economic policies, chances have risen that the central bank will avoid raising interest rates this ...