Core inflation — which excludes prices of fresh food — rose to 3.2% from 3% in the prior month and beat economists' ...

Japanese bank shares have become highly popular with investors betting on rising Bank of Japan interest rates as uncertainty ...

The Bank of Japan may raise interest rates in March if U.S. President Donald Trump pushes through on his tariff threats and ...

Japanese bank shares have become highly popular with investors betting on rising Bank of Japan interest rates as uncertainty over the central bank's plans make the stocks a safer bet than ...

Japanese inflation accelerated in January, further pressuring households as prices excluding fresh food rose 3.2 percent ...

Bond yields rose on the data, as markets factor in the chance that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) could hike interest rates more ...

Japan’s inflation accelerated more than expected on higher food prices, rising at the fastest pace since the middle of 2023 and keeping the Bank of Japan on track to raise its benchmark interest rate ...

The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates more as keeping them at current low levels could cause excessive risk-taking and push up inflation too much, its board member Hajime Takata said, cementing ...

Though it recovered in the second half of the year, Japan’s economy barely grew in 2024 as a depreciated yen fueled inflation ...

BANK of Japan board member Hajime Takata said on Wednesday the central bank must continue to raise interest rates gradually to avoid upside price risks from materialising. “Inflation is approaching ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and his fellow board members ... “What will continue to be important is the trend in exchange rates. If the BOJ raises interest rates too quickly, the yen will ...

Japanese inflation accelerated in January, further pressuring households as prices excluding fresh food rose 3.2 per cent ...