The Bank of Japan may need to raise interest rates "decisively" to address inflation risks even if uncertainties over U.S.

Bank of Japan board members discussed inflation running at a faster pace than expected while they continued to see the need ...

Board member Naoki Tamura said underlying inflation had been on track towards achieving the BOJ's 2% target and rising at a ...

Others in the nine-member board said inflation was moving at higher-than-expected levels, with one saying the BOJ may need to ...

Some Bank of Japan policymakers called for keeping interest rates steady for the time being due to uncertainty over the ...

The Bank of Japan board member Naoki Tamura said the central bank should consider additional interest-rate hikes without ...

Bank of Japan policymakers agreed on the need to keep raising still-low interest rates, but some saw the need to pause for ...

Headline inflation in Japan remained unchanged in May at 3.5 per cent and remains well above the BoJ’s 2 per cent target. The ...

Persistent price rises further complicate the Bank of Japan’s policy steering amid tariff-related uncertainty.

It has stayed put despite headline and core inflation running above its target of 2% since April 2022, and despite headline ...

Higher outlays on accommodation are likely to further fuel a change in inflation expectations and behavior among households ...