TSU--For the time being, the Bank of Japan will hold off on interest rate hikes while it closely monitors developments in the United States, a BOJ Policy Board member said on July 3. In a speech in ...

The Bank of Japan took another step toward policy normalization, announcing it would start to offload its massive exchange-traded fund holdings while keeping the door open to further hikes this year ...

The Bank of Japan will likely leave its benchmark interest rate untouched this week after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s recent resignation announcement added to the list of uncertainties to consider ...

The Bank of Japan is increasingly blaming chronic labor shortages, not stagnant demand, as the main reason for its weak economic activity, a justification it may use to lift interest rates beyond what ...

Market focus is turning to the Bank of Japan's (BoJ) policy announcement at the end of its (18-19 September) meeting. Whether the BoJ introduces additional easing measures at that meeting is becoming ...

The Bank, in view of recent developments in global financial markets, decided to introduce the following measures regarding money market operations with a view to safeguarding stability in Japanese ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan could raise interest rates in October even if Sanae Takaichi, a proponent of aggressive monetary easing, wins the ruling party's leadership race and becomes the next ...