Bank of Japan policy board Member Asahi Noguchi suggested increased pressure to raise interest rates, adding fuel to expectations for central bank action in October. “Various economic indicators for ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan will probably raise its benchmark interest rate at least four more times to 1.5% before Governor Kazuo Ueda's term ends in early 2028, former central bank board ...

The Bank of Japan may raise its benchmark interest rate as soon as next month, according to a former BOJ board member, backing intensifying market speculation over an impending move. “The BOJ may act ...

Bank of Japan (BOJ) actions are important to U.S. investors because of the carry trade. In the carry trade, investors have borrowed billions of dollars in Japan and invested the funds in U.S.

The Bank of Japan left its benchmark short-term interest rate steady at 0.5% for the fifth consecutive meeting, keeping borrowing costs at the highest level recorded since 2008 and in line with market ...

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 ...

On one side, we have the Federal Reserve preparing to cut rates as soon as this week. On the other side, the Bank of Japan is facing mounting pressure to raise interest rates. In the middle is a carry ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan is firming up a strategy to unload its huge holdings of risky assets that will likely centre on a plan to gradually sell exchange-traded funds (ETF) in the market, ...

One of the biggest stories emerging from the Far East this month is the imminent launch of a blockchain-based version of the Japanese yen, one of the world’s major fiat currencies. The timing for this ...

TOKYO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan laid the groundwork this week for resuming interest rate hikes by spelling out explicitly for the first time the risks that persistent food price rises fan ...

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen enters his eighth season in the NFL with all the momentum in the world. While he's one of the highest-paid superstars in the league, Allen remains grounded ...

Major central banks have hiked their policy rates in the face of surging inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic — but the Bank of Japan has been an outlier. It has stayed put despite headline and core ...