TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan must be cautious about raising interest rates given the expected hit from U.S. tariffs on the fragile economy, ruling party heavyweight Ken Saito told Reuters. "The ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -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 policy. Here are ...

The BOJ raises interest rates to 0.75%, yet Bitcoin holds firm as markets had priced in Japan’s tightening move.

TOKYO—Nine months after its last rate hike, it’s decision time again for the Bank of Japan. On policymakers’ minds: persistent inflation, the worrying impact of U.S. tariffs, and shifts in domestic ...

TOKYO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - The political uncertainty left by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's decision to step down will likely lead to a pause, rather than a full stop, to the Bank of Japan's plan to ...

TOKYO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates at least to 1% to roll back an "abnormally" huge stimulus that is causing unwelcome falls in the yen, said Takeshi Shina, the ...

Japan’s largest opposition party wants to use the Bank of Japan’s exchange-traded funds to help cover the cost of making high school education free as part of the normalization of monetary policy, ...