The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a ...

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

News reports, including from Reuters, foreshadowed the Bank of Japan’s landmark exit from negative interest rates in the lead-up to the decision. So did economic ... is not in a bubble-like ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25% Friday, noting that inflation is holding ...

Himino emphasized that real interest rates in Japan should not remain negative once the economy overcomes its challenges. "I don't think it's normal for real interest rates to stay negative if ...

The widely expected move underscores the central bank’s resolve to steadily push up interest rates to around 1%, a level analysts see as neither cooling nor overheating Japan’s economy.

Further deliberations are expected to be required for the Bank of Japan to explore future interest rate hikes, with its key ...

The Bank of Japan ... rates if "improvements in the economy and prices continue," according to a report by Reuters. Himino, meanwhile, said that the bank would debate raising rates at the upcoming ...

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to the highest level since October 2008, as the economy makes steady progress toward the bank's goal of stable 2% inflation and wage-backed growth.