TOKYO, Oct 23 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates as soon as December as expansionary fiscal policy expected under new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will help the economy ...

TOKYO, Oct 20 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan may next week slightly revise up this year's growth forecast and maintain its view that the economy is on course for a moderate recovery, despite headwinds ...

TOKYO—Japan’s new finance minister doesn’t see the need to comment on the direction of central bank policy, she said Friday, noting Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda’s commitment to supporting the economy ...

Bank of Japan watchers pushed back their forecast for the next interest rate hike timing in a dramatic shift from last month, with only a few expecting a move next week, according to the latest ...

Bank of Japan Board Member Naoki Tamura called for raising interest rates as he sees increasing upside inflation risks, a view that’s consistent with his stance last month when he dissented from ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan will continue raising interest rates if economic and price developments move in line with its forecasts, BOJ Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida said, reaffirming the ...

The Bank of Japan needs to start thinking about resuming rate increases, before prices get out of control and it has to take action that may hurt the economy, board member Naoki Tamura said. “In order ...

Tokyo, Oct. 24 (Jiji Press)--The Bank of Japan is seen as likely to maintain its monetary policy at a policy-setting meeting next week, as most BOJ policymakers are expected to call for continuing to ...

Haruhiko Kuroda, former Governor at the Bank of Japan, discusses the outlook for Japan's economy and monetary policy. He speaks with Haslinda Amin from the sidelines of the Barclays Asia Forum in ...

SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) -The yen tumbled sharply on Thursday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) left rates unchanged, while other currencies held in tight ranges as investors weighed a trade agreement ...

Tokyo, Oct. 30 (Jiji Press)--The yen fell past 153 per dollar in Tokyo trading on Thursday as hopes for an early interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan faded after the central bank decided to keep ...