One board member said the BoJ should communicate effectively its core message that "if the outlook for economic activity and prices will be realized, the BoJ will continue to raise the policy ...

TOKYO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan policymakers were divided on how soon they could raise interest rates with some warning of the risk of renewed market volatility after the U.S. presidential ...

TOKYO, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) hopes to maintain its 2% inflation target even if climate change causes long-term shocks to future price developments, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on ...

he Bank of Japan (BOJ) hopes to maintain its 2 percent inflation target even if climate change causes long-term shocks to future price developments, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Saturday.

Bank of Japan board members discussed the need for caution on raising its benchmark rate and offered no clear hint of a move next month, a summary of opinions from its October policy meeting showed.

Many BOJ board members highlighted the need to focus on the economic fallout from market moves at last month's policy review held days before the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 5, a sign that ...

While the risk of a U.S. hard landing has subsided, the BOJ must spend time scrutinizing market developments "as it was too early to conclude markets will restore calm," one member said.

TOKYO—Recent elections in Japan and the U.S. have complicated views on the timing of the Bank of Japan’s next move. Donald Trump’s re-election has raised concern that new policies could ...

The BoJ kept the interest rate at 0.25% on October 31 but left a December interest rate hike on the table. Significantly, the BoJ noted reducing risks to the US economy, supporting bets on a ...

Japan's service-sector sentiment worsened and bankruptcy cases rose in October, data showed Monday, casting doubt on the central bank's view the country is on track to meet its 2% inflation target ...

Analysts have expressed growing alarm about the steady increase in the BOJ's share of bonds over the past decade, which has been an extremely unusual development for a central bank of a major economy.