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 ...

"There is still a considerable distance to the neutral interest rate" -- a level that is neither stimulative nor restrictive to the economy, BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said in a press conference.

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 ...

Some 56% of 45 BOJ watchers expect the next hike to come in July, according to the poll conducted Monday, following the central bank’s decision Friday to bring rates up to the highest level ...

While analysts expect inflationary pressure from rising raw material costs to persist, some caution the hit to consumption could discourage the BOJ from raising interest rates too soon.

The nomination comes at a critical time for the BOJ, which last week raised interest rates to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis on the view Japan was on the cusp of sustainably ...

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda raised interest rates to the highest level since 2008, avoiding market turmoil by carefully signaling his plans to investors. But that strategy carries its own risks.

The board decided to raise the BOJ's short-term policy rate to 0.5% from 0.25% by an 8-1 vote. Board member Toyoaki Nakamura dissented to the decision. QUOTES: NAOYA HASEGAWA, CHIEF BOND ...

Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda addressed the post-policy meeting press conference on Friday, explaining the reasons behind the 25 basis points (bps) interest rate hike to 0.50% in January.

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 ...

“The BoJ has said that it won’t raise interest rates unless there’s demand-driven inflation,” Keidanren head Masakazu Tokura said yesterday. “I believe there are signs that such ...

The BOJ fumbled its communication in December, surprising investors when it left rates steady, but then telegraphed Friday's increase so unambiguously that markets had 90 per cent priced it in and ...