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 ...
The yen is on track for its fourth straight weekly gain against the dollar as spending data on Friday added to signs that the ...
Japan should be on alert for any spillover effects from rising foreign market volatility that could affect liquidity ...
Nada Choueiri, Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Asia-Pacific Department and its mission chief for ...
After three decades of near-zero inflation, there are signs that Japan’s economy can sustainably converge to a new equilibrium. Inflation has surpassed the Bank of Japan’s 2-percent target for over ...
The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates again this year and see borrowing costs reach levels deemed neutral to ...
The USD/JPY currency pair has been under selling pressure, dropping to a two-month low of 151.80 before stabilizing around 152.60 at the ...
TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan must raise short-term interest rates to at least 1% by the second half of fiscal 2025 to ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will continue to raise interest rates if underlying inflation accelerates toward its 2% ...
Having access to capital can better ensure that small and medium businesses have the resources required to compete with large ...
Consumer inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area picked up slightly in January, government data showed Friday, supporting ...
The Bank of Japan will likely raise interest rates again around June or July, and seek to triple its policy rate to at least ...