The BOJ held interest rates steady at 0.25% at this month's meeting, a move governor Kazuo Ueda explained as aimed at scrutinizing more data on next year's wage momentum and clarity on the ...

The estimates, disclosed on Thursday in a research paper, underscore the BOJ's resolve to keep pushing up short-term interest rates - now at 0.25% - to levels deemed neutral to the economy in ...

Another cited the need to study wage trends in Japan. The policymaker said the BOJ should examine developments in the run-up to next year's spring wage negotiations between labor and management.

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) published the Summary of Opinions from its December monetary policy meeting, with the key findings noted below. BoJ member plans to adjust easing measures if the outlook is ...

The BOJ held interest rates steady at 0.25% at this month's meeting, a move governor Kazuo Ueda explained as aimed at scrutinising more data on next year's wage momentum and clarity on the ...

It was noted by some unnamed committee members in the summary that risks to inflation are now skewed to the upside, compounded by a weak yen, and that this warrants another adjustment to the BoJ ...

The summary doesn’t specify which board member gave each comment. The summary comes as BOJ watchers look for clues over the timing of the bank’s next move and the likelihood of a rate hike next month ...

The remarks underscore the BOJ's resolve to keep pushing up short-term rates from the current 0.25 per cent next year. Most analysts expect the bank to raise rates to 0.5 per cent in January or March.

The BOJ ended negative interest rates in March and raised its short-term policy rate to 0.25 per cent in July on the view that Japan was making steady progress towards durably achieving its 2 per ...

TOKYO — Bank of Japan (BOJ) policymakers agreed in October to keep raising interest rates if the economy moves in line with their forecast, but some stressed the need for caution on uncertainty over ...

The debate highlights how overseas economic risks, particularly those surrounding the new U.S. administration's policies, will be key to how soon the BOJ will hike rates. While the Oct. 30-31 ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) board members shared their views on the monetary policy outlook on Tuesday, per the BoJ Minutes of the October meeting. The policy interest rate remained at 0.25%.