Citing multiple unnamed sources, the Nikkei Asian Review reported on Friday, a majority of Bank of Japan (BoJ) board members is expected to approve an interest rate hike at the Bank’s policy ...

Negative real rates not normal when Japan out of deflation Trump's inaugural address to offer broad direction of policy Himino offers upbeat view on this year's wage outlook Month-on-month rise in ...

The remarks, which echo those made by BOJ Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino on Tuesday, pushed up the yen as markets continued to price in the chance of a rate hike at the bank's next policy meeting on ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is set to hold their monetary meeting across 23 – 24 January 2025. Market expectations are increasingly focused on a 25 basis point (bp) rate hike by the BoJ at its upcoming ...

BoJ rate hike speculation intensifies as Governor Ueda hints at pivotal January meeting on monetary policy. USD/JPY faces volatility ahead of BoJ decision; trade, inflation, and PMI data likely to ...

ING's economist covering Japan, Min Joo Kang, has been highlighting the risk of a January BoJ hike for a while – largely because the wage data has been coming in on the strong side. A 25bp hike ...

The data on wholesale prices, which are closely watched as a leading indicator of consumer price trends, will be among factors the BOJ will scrutinise in deciding whether to raise interest rates ...

The BOJ’s policy decision comes as the yen hovers around the 155 per dollar mark, the weaker end of a 139.58 to 161.96 range it has held this year while under pressure from a strong dollar and a ...

Many of the economists noted the hike is likely unless Donald Trump jolts global financial markets, after he returns to the White House four days before the BOJ’s policy decision. In a time of ...

Core consumer inflation, which the BOJ bases its monetary policy decisions, has exceeded the bank's 2 per cent target for nearly three years and hit 2.7 per cent in November. Prospects of ...