The dollar weakened against major peers on Wednesday after cooler-than-expected data eased fears that inflation was ...

Japanese bond yields are rising due to inflation concerns, fiscal deficits, and global bond sell-offs. Check out what to ...

Japan's yen strengthened on Wednesday on growing bets on a rate hike at the Bank of Japan's next meeting, while cooling ...

The Bank of Japan will raise interest rates and adjust the degree of monetary support if improvements in the economy and ...

"In conducting monetary policy, it is difficult but essential to judge the right timing," Deputy Gov. Ryozo Himino said in a speech to business leaders in Kanagawa prefecture, near Tokyo. He said the ...

The remarks come ahead of the BOJ's two-day policy meeting concluding on Jan. 24, when some analysts expect the bank to raise ...

The deputy governor said the bank will discuss whether to raise the policy rate or not at the meeting, based on the latest ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan released for the first time estimates on how future interest rate hikes could affect its earnings, which showed it will briefly suffer red ink of up to $13 ...

TOKYO -- The Bank of Japan could see a net loss of up to 2 trillion yen ($12.7 billion) in fiscal 2027 or 2028 if it raises its short-term policy rate to 2%, according to the first estimate of ...

The summary shows a majority of Bank of Japan policymakers were in favor of keeping the policy rate unchanged at around 0.25 percent. One referred to "high uncertainties" in the policy stance of ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Some Bank of Japan policymakers saw conditions falling into place for an imminent rate hike with one predicting a move "in the near future," a summary of opinions at the bank's ...

TOKYO—A summary of opinions from the Bank of Japan’s December meeting suggests that the next interest-rate hike is approaching, with policymakers assessing that the economy and inflation are ...