Japanese nominal wages rose at the fastest pace in nearly three decades, supporting the Bank of Japan’s latest rate hike ...

Average household monthly income was 1,179,259 yen, up 7.2% in nominal terms and up 2.9% in real terms year on year. The ...

The deputy governor reiterated that the BOJ would consider additional rate increases if economic and prices developments align with expectations. However, he didn't provide any hints on the timing or ...

The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates again this year and see borrowing costs reach levels deemed neutral to ...

Japan’s households boosted consumption at the fastest pace since August 2022, as strong wage gains led by bonuses helped ...

JAPANESE nominal wages rose at the fastest pace in nearly three decades, supporting the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) latest rate ...

Japan’s real rates clearly remain in negative territory even with last week’s interest rate hike, and the Bank of Japan will ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Japan to stay alert for potential spillover effects from global market ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) board member Naoki Tamura on Thursday suggested a gradual rate hike in a timely manner. Tamura added ...

The BOJ phased out a decade-long, radical stimulus in March and raised short-term interest rates to 0.25% in July on the view Japan was progressing ... “While improvements in real wages will ...

Bank of Japan board members discussed how to use estimates on the economy's neutral interest rate to determine further hikes ...

The Bank of Japan is now pointing the finger at chronic labour shortages—rather than sluggish demand—as the culprit behind its economic woes, hinting that interest rates could rise faster than a sushi ...