The Bank of Japan may need to raise interest rates "decisively" to address inflation risks even if uncertainties over U.S.

The Bank of Japan board member Naoki Tamura said the central bank should consider additional interest-rate hikes without ...

Some Bank of Japan policymakers called for keeping interest rates steady for the time being due to uncertainty over the ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) reiterated that it will only consider future rate hikes if its economic and price forecasts are met, ...

Bank of Japan board members discussed inflation running at a faster pace than expected while they continued to see the need ...

Board member Naoki Tamura said underlying inflation had been on track towards achieving the BOJ's 2% target and rising at a ...

Others in the nine-member board said inflation was moving at higher-than-expected levels, with one saying the BOJ may need to ...

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 ...

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

Higher outlays on accommodation are likely to further fuel a change in inflation expectations and behavior among households ...

It has stayed put despite headline and core inflation running above its target of 2% since April 2022, and despite headline ...

Domestic and global developments are adding up to a picture of economic weakness that is mostly disinflationary ...