BOJ raises benchmark rate to 0.75%, highest in 30 years

The Bank of Japan raised its key policy rate to around 0.75 percent on Dec. 19, a 30-year high, arguing that the move was ...

Japan Panel Urges BOJ to Take Cautious Approach to Rate Hikes

A key panel advising Japan’s government urged the Bank of Japan to consider risks of worsening corporate funding conditions ...
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Japan's Wage Outlook Key to BOJ Rate-Hike Timing, Ex-Central Bank Economist Says

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's wage outlook will be key to how soon the central bank resumes interest rate hikes, its former top economist Seisaku Kameda told Reuters on Monday, predicting the next increase ...

BoJ holds rates as split vote and oil shock cloud policy outlook

BoJ keeps rates at 0.75% as oil and war risks cloud the outlook. Split board underscores growing unease over inflation ...
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BOJ Chief Signals Chance of Rate Hike Soon, Says Wage Momentum Key

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Thursday, with its governor sending the strongest signal yet that a rate hike was possible as soon as December depending on the outlook ...

Here’s why the Nikkei 225 Index may surge despite hawkish BoJ tilt

The Nikkei 225 Index slipped a bit after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) delivered its interest rate decision amid the ongoing ...