TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A hawkish Bank of Japan board member on Monday stressed the necessity of resuming interest rate hikes, saying "now is a prime opportunity" to do so, reflecting receding concerns over ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the yen will settle at an appropriate level if the Bank of Japan continues to conduct the right monetary policy, Japanese media reported, citing a group ...

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 ...

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 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 tumbled since fiscal ...

(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 ...

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 :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, said Takuji ...

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 ...

This photo shows the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan on Monday maintained its economic assessments of eight of the country's nine regions despite ...