Bank of Japan (BOJ)

A passerby walks past in front of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, 23 January 2025. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

BOJ raises interest rates to highest in 17 years

The decision marks its first rate hike since July last year and comes days after the inauguration of US President Donald Trump

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference after its policy meeting in Tokyo, Japan, October 31, 2024. REUTERS
Asia

BOJ is holding cards close to its chest on December rate hike

A man walks past an electronic board showing Japan's Nikkei average and stock prices outside a brokerage, in Tokyo, Japan, March 17, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou/File Photo
Asia

Asian stocks dragged by tech, yen gains little traction as BOJ holds

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and the other members of the central bank's Policy Board attend the second day of its meeting in Tokyo, Japan, October 31, 2024, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Photo: Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
Asia

Bank of Japan keeps rates steady, puts focus on global risks

People walk in front of the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan January 23, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Asia

What to look for at Bank of Japan's October policy meeting

FILE PHOTO: New Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (C) and Deputy Governors Ryozo Himino (L) and Shinichi Uchida (R) attend a news conference at the bank headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, April 10, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool/File Photo
World+Biz

How the Bank of Japan's plan for a smooth exit from negative rates unraveled

FILE PHOTO - An investor stands in front of an electronic board showing stock information at a brokerage house in Shanghai, China, August 24, 2015. REUTERS/Aly Song
Global Economy

Asia shares up as China extends rally; Japanese yields a risk

Members of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, commonly known as Rengo, gather at their annual May Day rally to demand higher pay and better working conditions, in Tokyo, Japan April 29, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Economy

Japan's firms offer biggest pay hikes in 30 years, wage growth broadens

Bank of Japan (BOJ). Photo: Wikipedia
Stocks

Japan's wholesale inflation eases, goods close to consumers continue to rise

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Global Economy

IMF: BOJ should let long-term yields rise, be ready to raise rates

Photo: Collected
Global Economy

Bank of Japan leaves policy unchanged, yen weakens

A vendor sells fishes at a shop at the Ameyoko shopping district in Tokyo, Japan, May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Global Economy

Bank of Japan board debated risk of overshoot in inflation, September meeting summary shows

FILE PHOTO : A security guard walks past in front of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo, Japan January 23, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
Global Economy

BOJ seen sticking to ultra-low rates, defy global rate hike rush