One of Japan’s biggest regional banks is keen to resume buying the nation’s bonds as interest rates creep higher, adding to a ...

"When yields rise, Japanese government bonds will definitely become the mainstay of our portfolio,” said Tomoki Arai, head of ...

Some Bank of Japan board members were skeptical of the potential merits of releasing a rate path projection similar to the ...

The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates in coming months with January emerging as the most likely timing, when ...

Bank of Japan policymakers shared the view that the central bank will keep raising interest rates if its economic and price ...

Will Japan’s Wage Trends Impact BoJ Rate Hike? USD/JPY eyes 155 as wage growth slows and inflationary pressures ease, raising ...

BoJ policy under review amid Japan’s political gridlock. US election and ISM PMI data may drive US dollar moves, setting up a ...

At least one Bank of Japan board member mentioned the possibility of making the central bank’s policy-rate outlook more transparent, according to minutes from its September policy meeting released ...

The policy board will want more evidence of a durable wage-price spiral, but the weaker yen may force an earlier hike ...

Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--Mizuho Bank said Thursday that it will raise its long-term prime lending rate by 0.1 percentage ...

Donald Trump’s US presidential election victory intensifies uncertainties for the Bank of Japan, with the yen’s weakening in the wake of the outcome a potential catalyst for a near-term rate hike if ...

Japan’s finance minister issued a fresh warning to the currency market in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory, which ...