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

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its ...

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Overnight swaps on Friday briefly showed a January rate hike almost ... In the longer run, a rise in Japan’s interest rates and stronger growth may also squash the yen-selling narrative.” —Taro Kimura ...

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation. Source: FactSet, Bank of Japan By The New York ...

Tokyo, Japan — The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates on Friday to their highest level in 17 years despite fears of economic turmoil under US President Donald Trump. The BoJ said it was ...

The rising tide of activity in the yen rate market is spilling over into markets beyond overnight interest swaps (OIS) and Tona futures. In Japan’s most liquid yen rate market, the 10-year JGB futures ...

SINGAPORE--A week ago Japan raised interest rates for the first time since 2007 in a move that marked a historic shift in monetary policy. Yet the currency fell. Now Japanese officials are talking ...

Last week, the central bank raised interest rates to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis on the view Japan was on the cusp of sustainably achieving its 2% inflation target.

(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s 40-year government bond yield reached its highest since inception amid a global debt selloff and expectations that the Bank of Japan will hike interest rates in coming months.

At its two-day meeting concluding on Friday, the BOJ raised its short-term policy rate from 0.25% to 0.5%, a level Japan has not seen in 17 years. It was made in a 8 to 1 vote with board member ...