The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates at an "appropriate pace" as price pressures from the Middle East war may push underlying inflation
May 21, 2026
Financial market turbulence could force the Bank of Japan to go slow on the unwinding of its massive debt holdings, giving anxious bond investors some relief
May 19, 2026
Japan's wholesale inflation accelerated in April at the fastest pace in three years as the Iran war boosted oil and chemical goods prices, data showed on
May 15, 2026
The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates as soon as possible if there are no clear signs of an economic slowdown, board member Kazuyuki Masu said in
May 14, 2026
Japan's recent foreign exchange intervention may have kept the yen from sliding below the 160-per-dollar mark but it is unlikely to have a lasting effect in
May 13, 2026
The Bank of Japan is projected to raise its short-term policy rate to 2% from 0.75% currently by the end of 2027, as robust domestic demand will help the
May 13, 2026
What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets With the month-old Iran war ceasefire now on “life support”,
May 12, 2026
The United States and Japan believe that excess volatility in the currency market is undesirable, U.S.
May 12, 2026
Japan and the U.S. reaffirmed their close cooperation on currency moves, Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama told reporters after a meeting with her
May 12, 2026
Some Bank of Japan policymakers argued in April for raising rates soon, with one flagging the chance of a June move, highlighting a growing hawkish shift on
May 12, 2026
Japanese household spending fell more than expected in March from a year earlier, government data showed on Tuesday, extending declines to a fourth straight month.
May 12, 2026
Private-sector members of Japan's key economic advisory panel urged the Bank of Japan on Monday to be cautious about the risk of funding strains on smaller
May 11, 2026
Speculators retreated from their largest bearish bets on the yen in two years, weekly data from a U.S. regulator showed on Friday, as suspected Japanese interventions
May 09, 2026
Japan is wagering that a hawkish shift at the Bank of Japan and an endorsement from U.S.
May 08, 2026
Japan's real wages rose 1% in March from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, in a third straight month of gains that bolster the case for the Bank of Japan to
May 08, 2026
Japan may have spent as much as 5.01 trillion yen ($32.06 billion) in its latest efforts to bolster its embattled currency, central bank data
May 07, 2026
Many Bank of Japan board members saw the need to raise interest rates if the Iran war-driven energy shock is prolonged and gives rise to concerns over second-
May 07, 2026
The Bank of Japan is projecting core inflation hovering around 3%, well above its 2% target, for two years in a row under a risk scenario of elevated oil
April 30, 2026
The Bank of Japan effectively committed to a June rate hike this week as it talked up the risks of an inflation overshoot, a gambit that rests on a shaky
April 30, 2026
Investors have built the biggest short yen position in nearly two years, selling the currency against the euro, Swiss franc,
April 29, 2026
The dollar firmed on Tuesday as risk‑off flows driven by the Iran war offset a brief rally in the yen following the Bank of Japan's most divided policy
April 28, 2026
The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Tuesday but three of its nine-member board proposed hiking borrowing costs, signalling
April 28, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee In a week packed with central bank meetings, the Bank of Japan's hawkish hold has set the stage for the Fed, the Bank of
April 28, 2026
The U.S. dollar eased against the euro on Monday as investors weighed a diplomatic impasse in U.S.-Iran negotiations and braced for a week packed with
April 27, 2026
Japan's core inflation slowed below the central bank's 2% target for a second straight month in March, data showed on Friday, as government fuel subsidies
April 24, 2026
The Bank of Japan is expected to keep interest rates steady next week but signal its readiness to hike them as soon as June, as a war-driven energy shock
April 23, 2026
Japan needs to be vigilant against risks to its financial system stemming from developments in the Middle East, the central bank said on Tuesday, warning
April 21, 2026
The Bank of Japan is likely to hold off raising interest rates next week, five sources familiar with its thinking said, as fading
April 20, 2026
Most Japanese households expect prices to continue rising in the coming years, a quarterly survey showed on Monday, keeping pressure on the central bank to
April 20, 2026
The yen may come under further pressure if markets see the Bank of Japan as being too slow in addressing inflationary risks, Asian Development Bank
April 18, 2026
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda refrained from pre-committing to an April rate increase as the Iran war muddled the outlook, but left a few hawkish
April 17, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Markets slipped into TGIF mood as the possibility of a deal between the U.S. and Iran lifted hopes and kept oil below $100 a
April 17, 2026
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda steered clear of signalling a rate hike was on the cards this month, instead highlighting the country's low real
April 17, 2026
Japan saw the business mood improve and corporate inflation expectations heighten in the three months to March, a closely watched survey showed, helping the
April 01, 2026
Japan may face stagflation risks from the Iran war that would be challenging to deal with using monetary policy, new Bank of Japan board member Toichiro
April 01, 2026
Japan's economy may face supply shocks and slumping demand from the Iran war, a risk the central bank may be overlooking by focusing on inflationary
April 02, 2026
The International Monetary Fund urged the Bank of Japan to continue raising interest rates, even as the Middle East war posed "significant new risks" to the
April 04, 2026
The Bank of Japan said surging oil costs and supply disruptions brought about by the Middle East conflict could hurt the economy, signalling caution over
April 06, 2026
The Bank of Japan can see through inflationary pressures from the war in the Middle East as any second-round effects on broader prices will be limited,
April 16, 2026
The number of Japanese firms that do not want the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates has risen sharply since the start of the year as the Iran war
April 16, 2026
The Bank of Japan will raise its benchmark rate to 1.00% by end-June, with nearly two-thirds of economists in a Reuters poll predicting the move, and a
April 16, 2026
Japan must respect central bank independence to prevent unwelcome rises in bond yields, former IMF chief economist Kenneth Rogoff told Prime Minister Sanae
April 08, 2026
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday real interest rates are clearly negative and keeping the country's financial conditions accommodative.
April 09, 2026
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino said on Friday the central bank will guide monetary policy with an eye on the scale and length of the economic shock caused by
April 10, 2026
Japanese wholesale inflation jumped in March and the central bank's deputy governor called for vigilance to the risk of stagflation, highlighting mounting
April 10, 2026
Bank of Japan monetary policy could be an option to tame rising prices by boosting the yen, Japan's trade minister said on Sunday, as the central bank weighs raising
April 12, 2026
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday uncertainty over the Middle East conflict was keeping markets unstable and could hurt factory output,
April 13, 2026
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday she and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi had told the trade minister to avoid commenting on the Bank of Japan's
April 14, 2026
The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it expected the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates gradually, but at a slightly faster pace than projected six
April 14, 2026
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