Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Friday reiterated the risks of underlying inflation overshooting the central bank's 2% target, stressing the growing importance of
October 16, 2026Japan's core consumer inflation in September likely exceeded the central bank's 2% target as higher energy prices driven by the Middle East conflict fed through to households
October 16, 2026The Bank of Japan should not become overly cautious about raising interest rates, given considerable upside risks to inflation, Junko Koeda, a
October 15, 2026The dollar slipped from an 18-month high on Tuesday as oil prices retreated and investors reassessed the AI-fueled rally that has supported demand for US
October 13, 2026The ratio of Japanese households expecting prices to rise a year from now hit 88.6% in September, a quarterly Bank of Japan survey showed on Tuesday, down from 90.4% in the
October 13, 2026Japan's wholesale prices rose 6.8% in the year to September, according to data released on Tuesday, slowing from the previous month but highlighting mounting
October 13, 2026The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday the Bank of Japan will likely raise interest rates gradually "toward a neutral setting" despite an expected slowdown
October 13, 2026Japanese household spending fell less than expected in August from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, for a ninth straight month of decline.
October 09, 2026The Bank of Japan said price increases driven by higher raw material costs were spreading to consumer goods with some firms hiking prices more often,
October 08, 2026Japan's real wages rose 1.5% in August from a year earlier, marking the eighth consecutive month of gains, government data showed on Wednesday, pointing to a continued
October 07, 2026Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday it was becoming more important to anchor underlying inflation around the central bank's 2% target, signalling
October 06, 2026The Bank of Japan may signal this month that underlying inflation has roughly hit its 2% target, three sources familiar with its thinking
October 06, 2026Japan no longer needs expansionary fiscal and monetary policies aimed at boosting demand, former Bank of Japan board member Asahi Noguchi
October 05, 2026Annual core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated in September at its fastest pace in 10 months, highlighting mounting price pressure and
October 02, 2026Government borrowing costs from the United States to Germany and Japan have hit fresh multi-decade peaks on heightened worries about
October 01, 2026Some Bank of Japan policymakers saw the need to accelerate the pace of interest rate rises or bring them closer to the central bank's "goal" soon, a summary of
October 01, 2026The Bank of Japan expects interest rate increases to happen faster and more regularly in future as it pre-empts risks of an inflation overshoot, sources said
September 30, 2026Private-sector members of Japan's key economic advisory panel reiterated the need for close coordination on monetary policy between the government and the
September 30, 2026Japan's factory output unexpectedly fell in August from the previous month, government data showed on Wednesday.
September 30, 2026Many Bank of Japan policymakers saw the need to focus on mounting inflation risks, with some calling for faster interest rate increases, minutes of their
September 28, 2026The
September 25, 2026The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates roughly once every three months and push them up to 2% by around June next year to
September 24, 2026The US dollar rallied to its highest level in nearly two months on Wednesday as investors' expectations of a near-term Federal Reserve rate hike grew
September 23, 2026The Japanese yen retreated on Monday and was set for its fifth decline in six sessions as investors were attuned to any signs of a possible currency
September 21, 2026An index of global equity markets edged higher on Friday, as losses in Europe were partly offset by late gains on Wall Street,
September 18, 2026The dollar jumped against the yen on Friday after two policymakers at the Bank of Japan dissented from a widely expected decision
September 18, 2026The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high on Friday, with its governor signalling the central bank has entered a new
September 18, 2026The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high on Friday and signalled its readiness to keep pushing up borrowing costs, joining other major central banks in fighting
September 18, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook The Bank of Japan raised interest rates, as expected, though it knocked the yen by sounding a fraction less hawkish than its
September 18, 2026The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high of 1.25% on Friday in a widely expected move to forestall risks of inflation overshooting its 2% inflation target.
September 18, 2026The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high of 1.25% on Friday in a widely expected move to forestall risks of inflation overshooting its 2% inflation target.
September 18, 2026Japan's core consumer inflation held steady near the central bank's 2% target in August, data showed on Friday, highlighting mounting
September 18, 2026World stocks paused their recent slide and rebounded strongly on Thursday, and the global bond rout also took a breather, as investors digested
September 18, 2026Global shares rose and Treasury yields fell on Thursday following the US Federal Reserve's interest-rate increase and what is expected to be a similar
September 17, 2026The US dollar eased against the euro on Thursday, a day after logging its biggest jump in three months against the common currency after the Federal
September 17, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Turns out the guy Trump hired to cut interest rates just raised them instead.
September 17, 2026The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates to a 31-year high on Friday and signal readiness to keep pushing up borrowing costs, joining other major
September 16, 2026Japan’s trade deficit totaled $7 billion last month, as surging oil prices sent the cost of imports soaring
September 16, 2026Japan posted its largest increase in imports in nearly four years in August as higher oil prices lifted energy costs, while exports rose for a 12th month
September 16, 2026Investors must have had a strong sense of deja vu on Tuesday, as global bond yields hit fresh multi-year highs and supply fears yanked oil
September 16, 2026U.S.
September 15, 2026Japanese land prices rose 1.5% in the year to July 1, marking a fifth straight year of gains and maintaining the strongest pace of growth since the aftermath of the
September 15, 2026The last time Japan's central bank lifted its main policy rate half a percentage point, prices were so hot the land the Imperial Palace sat on was said to be
September 08, 2026A blistering rally in the Japanese yen ahead of an expected interest rate hike from the Bank of Japan next week is upending the long-
September 08, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Summer's officially over. Buckle up!
September 08, 2026The Japanese yen climbed to a seven-month high against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, as traders continued to unwind short positions amid growing bets of a
September 08, 2026Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday that Tokyo and Washington remain aligned in their approach to currency markets and will continue close
September 08, 2026A surge in the yen and mixed economic data sent Asian stocks lower on Tuesday, while fresh Iranian threats in the Gulf drove commodity prices and
September 08, 2026Japan's real wages rose 2.4% in July from a year earlier, marking the biggest increase since May 2021 and the seventh consecutive month of gains,
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