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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is pressing pause on the pace of its balance sheet drawdown, signalling a cautious turn in its policy normalisation journey amid rising global uncertainty. On Tuesday, the ...

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

TOKYO – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept interest rates steady and sharply cut its growth forecasts on May 1, suggesting uncertainty surrounding US tariffs and the hit to exports could keep policy ...

The Bank of Japan’s latest quarterly outlook report showed a sizable downside revision of GDP for FY2025. At the press conference, Governor Kazuo Ueda also stressed extreme uncertainty regarding ...

The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged amid widespread market expectations that Governor Kazuo Ueda wouldn’t raise rates given the uncertainty stemming from US tariffs ...