Japan's consumer inflation rises to 3.2%, sparking expectations of BOJ hiking rates. ETFs EWJ, BBJP, and DXJ may see mixed outcomes as inflation and bond yields increase.

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

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda issued a mild warning on Friday that it could increase bond buying if "abnormal" market moves trigger ...

Japan’s inflation surged in January, with consumer prices rising 4% year over year—the highest level since early 2023. This ...

Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda promised to respond to abnormal rises in bond yields, as expectations for monetary tightening ...

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

Japan has “completely” ended deflation and it’s absolutely natural for the central bank to proceed with rate hikes to normalize policy, according to former BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda ...

(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Japan’s most hawkish board member Naoki Tamura flagged the need for two or more interest rate hikes by early next year to contain upside risks for prices.

TOKYO :The Bank of Japan will continue to raise interest rates if underlying inflation accelerates toward its 2 per cent target as projected, a senior central bank official said on Wednesday.

BANK of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday the central bank will aim to achieve 2 per cent inflation, as measured by the overall consumer price index, on a sustained basis. In gauging whether ...

JAPAN needs to promote digitalisation as rising inflation and interest rates will increase demand for new financial services from households, a Bank of Japan executive said on Friday. Financial assets ...