Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated for the fourth straight month in August and tracked comfortably above the central bank's 2% target, data showed on Friday,
September 19, 2024
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Friday and revised up its assessment on consumption, signalling its confidence a solid economic recovery would allow
September 19, 2024
Japan's ruling party leadership race, which will determine who becomes next prime minister, could complicate the central bank's plan to normalise ultra-loose monetary
September 18, 2024
Sanae Takaichi, Japan's minister in charge of economic security and a leading candidate in the ruling party's leadership race, said on Saturday the central bank should
September 14, 2024
The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates to at least 1% as soon as the second half of next fiscal year, hawkish policymaker Naoki Tamura said on Thursday,
September 12, 2024
Japan's annual wholesale inflation slowed in August as the yen's rebound weighed on import costs, data showed on Thursday, taking some pressure off the central bank to
September 11, 2024
The Bank of Japan will continue to raise interest rates if inflation moves in line with its forecast, policymaker Junko Nakagawa said,
September 11, 2024
Factories in the euro zone remained mired in contraction last month, surveys showed, with the data suggesting a recovery could be some way
September 02, 2024
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August 23, 2024
Japan's dwindling working-age population is leading to structural changes in the labour market that are heightening pressure on firms to hike wages and services
August 20, 2024
The Bank of Japan managed to calm investor nerves during global market turmoil this week by reversing a calibrated strategy to communicate steady interest-rate rises,
August 08, 2024
Bank of Japan policymakers, in deciding a landmark increase in interest rates last month, discussed further rate hikes, a summary of the discussion showed on Thursday,
August 07, 2024
The Bank of Japan's influential deputy governor said on Wednesday the central bank will not hike interest rates when markets are unstable, playing down the
August 07, 2024
At least two of the Bank of Japan's nine board members called for an early interest rate increase at a policy meeting in June, minutes showed on Monday, underlining
August 04, 2024
Japan's economy likely rebounded in the April-June period after shrinking in the previous quarter thanks to a pick-up in factory output and consumption, a Reuters
August 02, 2024
A weak yen is hurting Japanese households' sentiment and could erode their purchasing power, the government said in a report on Friday, underscoring its concern over
August 02, 2024
Once seen as a cautious policy dove, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda is now presenting himself as a determined hawk who's not afraid to lift interest rates a few
August 01, 2024
Manufacturers across the United States, Europe and Asia turned in a weak performance last month as factories grappled with tepid
August 01, 2024
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to levels unseen in 15 years and unveiled a detailed plan to slow its massive bond buying, taking another
July 30, 2024
The Bank of Japan will detail plans to taper its huge bond buying and debate the timing of a next interest rate hike on Wednesday, signalling its resolve to steadily
July 30, 2024
Japan will achieve a goal of running a primary budget surplus next year for the first time since it was introduced in 2002, a government estimate showed on Monday, as
July 29, 2024
Japan's government and central bank must guide policy by taking into careful consideration recent yen weakness that is hurting consumption, the government's top
July 29, 2024
The Bank of Japan is setting the stage for an era of steady interest rate hikes by claiming victory in its long battle with deflation, sources and analysts say, in a
July 28, 2024
Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated for a third straight month in July but an index gauging demand-driven price growth slowed, data showed on Friday,
July 25, 2024
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