The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Friday and revised up its assessment on consumption, signalling its ...

Asian stocks surged on Friday with Japan’s Nikkei leading regional gains after Wall Street romped to records following the ...

"The upgrade in the BOJ's consumption assessment shows it is becoming increasingly convinced that things are on track, with ...

Japanese big manufacturers' business sentiment likely stayed steady in the three months to September, while non-manufacturers ...

The Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy steady Friday, signaling it sees no need to hurry with interest rate hikes as it ...

It was left to the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to end "central banker week" by doing nothing on rates, though it did bring the yen ...

Japanese inflation rose slightly in August, with prices up 2.8 percent year-on-year, official data showed Friday, hours ...

The BOJ ended negative interest rates in March and raised its short-term policy rate to 0.25% in July on the view that the ...

A stronger yen and selling pressure in the stock market are among the likely outcomes of the Bank of Japan’s meeting on ...

0056 GMT — JGBs are mixed across the curve amid a cautious mood ahead of the BOJ’s decision due later today. While the Bank of Japan is widely expected to leave rates on hold, market participants are ...

The solid readings came a few hours before the central bank's rate decision. The BOJ is widely expected to keep interest rates on hold at the end of the two-day meeting later Friday. The BOJ had in ...

Almost 70% of them forecast a rate hike by December, making the BOJ’s messaging crucial, particularly after it drew criticism for a lack of communication leading up to the July 31 rate increase and ...