Underlying inflation in Japan is still slightly below the central bank’s target of 2%, Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda said, ...

Core inflation in Japan's capital hit 2.5%, marking the fastest annual pace in nearly a year, well exceeding the central bank ...

The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end ...

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World shares advanced Friday after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate.

Japan's central bank has increased the cost of borrowing to its highest level in 17 years after consumer price rises ...

Japan is expected to report its first year-on-year increase in household spending in five months, a Reuters poll showed on ...

The Japanese government has nominated Junko Koeda, a political science and economics professor at Waseda University, to join ...

Despite limited developments that would justify a policy shift since December, Japan's central bank nevertheless went ahead ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25% Friday, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level. “The economy is gradually recovering ...

The Bank of Japan has raised short-term interest rates by a quarter point, the highest in 17 years, signalling efforts to ...