For some time now, Japan has been a destination of choice for ... It is a spectacular hike, but, for me, the abiding memories are equally of the smaller encounters along the route – buying ...

But the expected average salary hike of around 3% will likely include just a 1% increase in base pay, casting doubt on whether Japan can achieve the kind of sustained wage gains the central bank ...

Japan’s labour cash earnings rose more than ... The market is currently pricing in another hike in July given the BoJ's cautious approach, but we believe that an earlier hike in May is possible.

But it concluded last March that Japan’s “lost decades” of economic stagnation and static or falling prices were over, finally lifting rates above zero. That first hike since 2007 was ...

Japanese stocks, many of which benefit from a weak yen, ended the day down 0.1%. “The BOJ rate hike is supportive for the yen and it is likely to further strengthen from here,” said Wee Khoon ...

“Japan’s economy will continue recovering but the pace will be modest,” he added. Many market players expect the BOJ to hike rates again by the March end of the current fiscal year, though ...