Japan's central bank has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a ...

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its ...

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.3% to 40,074.87 after the central bank raised its benchmark rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Bank of Japan has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level. The decision by the central bank came Friday at ...

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to the highest level since October 2008 as the economy makes steady progress toward the bank’s goal of stable 2% inflation and wage-backed growth.

Welcome to our TOPLive coverage of the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy decision. We’ll start shortly, with the central bank typically announcing its decision around midday in Tokyo. We’ll also follow ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Bank of Japan raises its key interest rate to about 0.5%, citing stronger wages and inflation.

TOKYO—Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda repeated his pledge to discuss an interest-rate increase next week, echoing recent comments that have revived market expectations for imminent policy action.

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stable around its 2% target ...