The S&P Global Japan Services PMI rose to 53.6 in July 2025, slightly above the flash estimate of 53.5 and up from 51.7 in ...

Some Bank of Japan policymakers saw scope to resume interest rate increases once trade friction caused by U.S. tariffs eased, ...

"Given high uncertainties, the BOJ would likely pause rate hikes for the time being. But it also must respond flexibly and ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan may hike interest rates as early as October, as trade-related uncertainty has started to ...

The CEO of Japan's largest bank said the Bank of Japan could raise its policy rate as early as September, given the outlook ...

The Bank of Japan laid the groundwork this week for resuming interest rate hikes by spelling out explicitly for the first ...

Bank of Japan watchers brought forward their forecast for when they expect the next interest rate hike, after clarity over ...

Poor Jerome Powell in Washington may be wearing the hard hat, but it’s Kazuo Ueda here in Tokyo who’s taking the real hits ...

The Bank of Japan ((BOJ)) unanimously decided to keep its benchmark short-term interest rate at 0.5% in its July meeting.

The central bank held its overnight call rate target steady at 0.5%, where it has remained since its last hike in January.

Japan’s central bank should raise rates when its policy board meets this week, and failure to do so will weaken the yen and ...