After the BOJ's decision on Thursday to keep interest rates steady at 0.5%, Ueda said the timing for underlying inflation to converge toward the central bank's 2% target has been "pushed back ...

TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan policymakers were divided in March over how soon the central bank should raise interest rates again as uncertainty stemming from U.S. tariff policies ...

The BOJ is aiming to normalize its monetary policy after ending a period in which it used unconventional easing tools to tackle Japan's chronic deflation, having raised the benchmark interest rate ...

USD/JPY has firmed above 144.00 as dovish BoJ signals and downgraded forecasts reinforce the view that Japan’s rate hike cycle is near its end, BBH FX analysts report. "USD/JPY is up above 144.00.

The BOJ has now held policy steady for the second straight meeting as the board continued to assess the potential impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Japan’s export-driven economy.

Since February, risks surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump's policies have "moved closer towards the bad scenario" the BOJ had envisioned, Ueda said in an interview, adding that recent ...

The BOJ officials see the Trump administration’s tariff campaign and retaliatory actions against the US as likely to weaken Japan’s economy and possibly delaying progress toward the bank’s ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) will hold its monetary policy meeting on 30 April – 1 May 2025. After raising short-term interest rates by 25 basis points (bp) to 0.50% in January and standing pat in March, ...

The assessment, to be included in its quarterly outlook report due on May 1, will underscore the BOJ's desire to keep alive market expectations of further interest rate hikes - even though the ...

The member said the BOJ therefore "would need to be particularly cautious when considering the timing for the next rate hike." Another member said even with heightened uncertainty, the BOJ was not ...