Tokyo’s inflation data surprised to the upside, with all key measures accelerating and staying well above the BOJ’s 2% target. While that’s reignited talk of a potential rate hike, Governor Ueda’s ...

Steve Forbes praises Prime Minister Takaichi’s Thatcheresque inclinations, which could help Japan dig out of its economic rut ...

TOKYO -- Japan's political turmoil has led Bank of Japan watchers to largely rule out an interest rate hike at the central bank's upcoming October meeting, but an increase at one of the BOJ's winter ...

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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 ...

The woman likely to be Japan's next prime minister has suggested that she will be in charge when it comes to monetary policy, setting herself up for a battle with the markets and Japanese households ...

(Bloomberg) — Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will likely face a tougher political environment in the second half of his five-year term starting Thursday after the ruling party leadership victory of ...

HONDA'S TAKAICHI URGES BOJ TO BE CAREFUL WITH RATE HIKES, WARNING A WEAK YEN COULD SUSTAIN HIGH INFLATION. SHE SAID, "IF YEN TOO WEAK, IT WILL KEEP INFLATION ELEVATED," AND NOTED, "CHANGES TO BOJ'S ...

Lallalit Srijandorn is a Parisian at heart. She has lived in France since 2019 and now becomes a digital entrepreneur based in Paris and Bangkok. The EUR/USD pair attracts some dip-buyers during the ...

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 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 ...

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 ...