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, Oct 8 (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 ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Sanae Takaichi, who is set to become Japan’s new prime minister, will likely tolerate another 25-basis-point interest rate hike by January next year if the economy is in firm shape, ...

Sanae Takaichi's election as leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday cast doubt on an early interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan. As food and other prices remain high in the ...

Sanae Takaichi’s LDP election win signals continued BoJ easing, weighing on yen strength and market sentiment. Japan’s household spending and wage data this week could influence BoJ rate hike ...

Political uncertainty looms as Takaichi must secure a majority to cement her policy stance on the economy. BoJ Governor Ueda’s speech may influence rate bets and determine whether USD/JPY retests ...

A move by the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates this month would likely come too soon after the formation of Sanae Takaichi’s administration and would be better timed in December, according to one ...

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 ...

TOKYO :The Bank of Japan can raise interest rates if prospects of durably meeting its 2 per cent inflation target improve, but would struggle to justify doing so this year given weak signs in the ...