Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda on Thursday painted an optimistic view on consumption and reaffirmed the bank's resolve to ...

The Bank of Japan is expected to keep its key interest rate steady at its March 19 meeting, with over two-thirds of ...

The dollar struggled for traction on Thursday as investors worried about the impact of an escalating global trade war on U.S.

Bank of Japan officials see several reasons against intervening in the bond market even after benchmark yields hit the ...

Many of Japan's biggest companies from tech conglomerates to Toyota have met union demands for substantial wage hikes for a ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda indicated he’s not too concerned about the country’s government bond yields ascending to ...

"Ueda also signaled that the bar is high for the bank to dial-up the pace of rate hikes. Ueda reiterated he expects real wages and consumer spending to improve but also cautioned that Japan’s ...

The Nikkei stock index erased earlier gains and ended slightly lower Thursday, led by selling of exporters and other issues ...

Governor Kazuo Ueda expressed optimism about Japans economic recovery, expecting stronger consumption as import cost pressures ease and wage growth continues. Speaking to parliament on ...

Bank of Japan watchers still expect the pace of interest rate hikes to be gradual, although they now see rates rising to a ...

Last year, the BOJ exited its decade-long, super-loose monetary policy. In January, it raised its policy rate to 0.5% from ...

People familiar with the central bank's policy approach say the market should decide rates, and that investors need to get ...