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

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 ...

While uncertainty over U.S. tariff policy has put the BOJ on hold in raising interest rates, Governor Kazuo Ueda has signaled ...

Japan's core inflation hit a more than two-year high in May and exceeded the central bank's 2% target for well over three ...

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

The figure — which strips out costs for fresh food — was higher compared to expectations from economists polled by Reuters.

Japan’s fiscal position also appears healthier following a rare burst of inflation, which has boosted tax receipts. Preliminary data suggest the country recorded a surplus for the first time in 17 ...

The Bank of Japan is taking a more cautious approach to reducing its balance sheet, meaning Japanese capital invested ...

The US Treasury told the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates to fix the weak yen and reduce trade imbalance. Washington warned Japan’s public pension funds not to influence currency through foreign ...

The US Treasury called on the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates to strengthen the yen, stepping much deeper into policy recommendations for Tokyo than before in its semiannual currency report.

Bank of Japan officials are likely to discuss slowing their pullback from buying government bonds at a policy meeting later this month, according to people familiar with the matter. The officials ...

TOKYO :The Bank of Japan is considering slowing the pace of tapering in its bond purchases from next fiscal year onward, said four sources familiar with its thinking, a move that would signal its ...