The yen exchange rate has a knock-on effect for Japanese stocks as well, with a weaker yen tending to support the market ...

Japan's average retail rice prices fell below 4,000 yen ($27) for the first time in four months, data showed on Monday, after ...

The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Tuesday and decided to decelerate the pace of its balance sheet drawdown next ...

Bank of Japan policymakers agreed on the need to keep raising still-low interest rates, but some saw the need to pause for ...

Under the new plan, the central bank’s monthly bond buying will shrink to 2 trillion yen by the first quarter of 2027.

Headline inflation in Japan remained unchanged in May at 3.5 per cent and remains well above the BoJ’s 2 per cent target. The ...

Persistent price rises further complicate the Bank of Japan’s policy steering amid tariff-related uncertainty.

Analysts at ING expect the BOJ to hold off raising rates until early 2026 if Japan's tariff negotiations with the U.S. drag ...

Japan’s headline inflation moderated a bit to 3.5% YoY in May (vs 3.6% in April, 3.5% market consensus), in line with market ...

F OR YEARS Japan was a reassuring example for governments. Even as its net public debt peaked at 162% of GDP in 2020, it ...

When the Fed reduces its rate, it often — though not always — leads to lower costs for consumer and business borrowing, ...

The normally sedate Japanese government bond (JGB) market has attracted global attention in recent weeks as a surge in yields ...