It was the first time a BOJ policymaker publicly specified a level the central bank should eventually target in pushing up short-term borrowing costs. Tamura said the likelihood of Japan's economy ...

TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan said on Monday it will reduce purchases of super-long bonds for the first time since embarking on a quantitative tightening (QT) plan last year ...

But Ueda told parliament the BOJ will scrutinise "without pre-conception" whether the economy will move in line with its forecasts given uncertainty over the impact of U.S. tariffs.

Ueda also said the BOJ will take "stronger steps" to whittle down monetary support if inflation overshoots its projections, signalling the chance of hiking rates sooner or more aggressively than ...

Koeda shared the same view as other senior BOJ officials on the level of real interest rates, saying that it’s “significantly” low, signaling there’s room for further rate increases.

But the BOJ can incorporate to some extent the potential impact from Trump tariffs in its quarterly outlook report due at its next meeting on April 30-May 1, Ueda said, signalling a rate hike at ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) published the Summary of Opinions from its March monetary policy meeting, with the key findings noted below. One member said inflation is somewhat overshooting expectations.

Since February, risks surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump's policies have "moved closer towards the bad scenario" the BOJ had envisioned, Ueda said in an interview, adding that recent ...