Goldman Sachs Asset Management remains bullish on the Japanese yen, as it sees support for the currency from a potential Bank of Japan move in January. Co-CIO of multi-asset solutions Alexandra ...

Under its current guidance, the BOJ pledges to continue raising its short-term policy rate if economic and price developments move in line with its forecasts. "For the BOJ, there's really not much ...

But that process at times could be difficult," Ueda said. Ueda's remarks followed the BOJ's decision last month to raise short-term interest rates to 0.5%, a level unseen in Japan for 17 years ...

As such, we must support economic activity with loose monetary policy," Kazuhiro Masaki, director-general of the BOJ's monetary affairs department, told parliament. "Having said that, we will ...

Based on his own assessment, Hayakawa said he sees the BOJ’s terminal rate in this cycle somewhere around 1.5%. That’s higher than most analysts’ view, although it’s in line with a ...

While the tight labour market is not a new trend, the BOJ's more vocal concerns about the resulting wage and inflationary pressures mean it will be more inclined to look past economic weakness as ...

Ahead of Trump’s inauguration, BOJ officials saw a good chance of a rate hike at the end of this week’s two-day meeting, provided the president didn’t unleash too many negative surprises ...

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said Friday the central bank must maintain an accommodative monetary policy to support economic growth and ensure the underlying inflation gradually moves ...

BANK of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor Richard Byles has hinted that the central bank is contemplating legal recourse to get commercial banks to move interest rates in line with similar movements by BOJ.