The Bank of Japan will likely raise interest rates again around June or July, and seek to hike its policy rate to at least ...

As the BOJ this week considers a third tightening ... and the potential for a mistake far greater. One of his first acts as governor in 2023 was to commission a report into the successes and ...

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TOKYO - Japan must act immediately to improve its fiscal health as the risks of natural disasters mount and social security ...

Based on his own assessment, Hayakawa said he sees the BOJ’s terminal rate in this cycle somewhere around 1.5%. That’s higher than most analysts’ view, although it’s in line with a ...

The BOJ expanded QQE in October 2014 to prevent slumping ... "It would be too late to act after risks materialise, so we must act pre-emptively by seizing the right opportunity to maximise the ...

While the tight labour market is not a new trend, the BOJ's more vocal concerns about the resulting wage and inflationary pressures mean it will be more inclined to look past economic weakness as ...