Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank must maintain loose monetary policy to ensure underlying ...

Underlying inflation in Japan is still slightly below the central bank’s target of 2%, Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said, ...

BANK of Japan (BOJ) policymakers discussed the likelihood of raising interest rates further with some warning of upside ...

Governor Kazuo Ueda said Friday the central bank must maintain an accommodative monetary policy to support economic growth ...

"There is still a considerable distance to the neutral interest rate" -- a level that is neither stimulative nor restrictive to the economy, BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said in a press conference. He stopped ...

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its ...

(AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File) Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda arrives at its headquarters in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 24, 2025.

For some economists, the latest move was too completely priced in, begging the question of how explicitly the BOJ intends to ...

Last month, the BOJ raised the policy rate to 0.5% from 0.25%, the highest level since October 2008. Gov. Kazuo Ueda said at a post-meeting news conference that the bank would reflect on the impact of ...

The Bank of Japan is likely to wait until the summer before it next raises interest rates, according to economists surveyed ...

The Japanese Yen (JPY) attracts some intraday sellers and snaps a two-day winning streak against its American counterpart ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda is on track to raise interest rates to the highest level since 2008 on Friday, after global ...