Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday that the Japanese economy is modestly recovering despite some weakness. Japanese economy modestly recovering despite some weakness seen ...

BOJ upbeat on wages despite US tariffs, sees scope to resume rate hikes. Economy. Published 05/12/2025, 08:12 PM. Updated 05/12/2025, 10:50 PM.

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan's rate-hike cycle is facing its biggest test since Governor Kazuo Ueda took the helm two years ago, with US President Donald Trump's tariffs rapidly narrowing the window ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan's rate-hike cycle is facing its biggest test since Governor Kazuo Ueda took the helm two years ago, with U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs rapidly narrowing ...

The BOJ expects core consumer inflation to hit 2.2 per cent in fiscal 2025 and 1.7 per cent in fiscal 2026, then accelerate to 1.9 per cent in fiscal 2027.

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said the timing for underlying inflation to converge toward the central bank’s 2% target has been "pushed back somewhat" as trade tensions cloud the outlook.

The BOJ next meets for a rate review on April 30-May 1, when the board will issue fresh quarterly growth and price forecasts that will be key to how far it could eventually hike rates.

The BoJ’s policy led to a widening differential with other currencies, dragging down the value of the Yen. This trend partly reversed in 2024, when the BoJ decided to abandon its ultra-loose ...

The Bank of Japan is set to keep interest rates steady next week and discuss just how much of a risk the escalating U.S. trade war poses to the export-reliant economy, which will be key to the ...

The Bank of Japan will likely raise interest rates again around June or July, and seek to triple its policy rate to at least 1.5% in the next two years, former BOJ board member Makoto Sakurai said ...

Bank of Japan BOJ's Ueda hints at room for more hikes, stays flexible on pace, timing. Third increase under governor to 0.5% puts policy rate at highest level in 17 years ...

We await comments from BOJ Governor (Kazuo) Ueda at his post-meeting news conference. We want to know his outlook for the future rate path, rather than why the BOJ raised rates at this meeting.