Under its current guidance, the BOJ pledges to continue raising its short-term policy rate if economic and price developments move in line with its forecasts. "For the BOJ, there's really not much ...

BANK of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor Richard Byles has hinted that the central bank is contemplating legal recourse to get commercial banks to move interest rates in line with similar movements by BOJ.

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A quarter-percentage point hike in the overnight rate to 0.5% would also be the biggest increment since 2007 as the BOJ makes steady progress toward normalization just as the Federal Reserve and ...

which would raise the BOJ's policy rate to 0.5%, a 17-year-high. The sources said that some of the nine-member board hold cautious views, and a final decision needs to be made after the ...

Citing multiple unnamed sources, the Nikkei Asian Review reported on Friday, a majority of Bank of Japan (BoJ) board members is expected to approve an interest rate hike at the Bank’s policy ...

“The BOJ has sent out a clear message that a rate hike will be on the table, so I think the possibility of raising rates is quite high,” said Masahiro Ichikawa, chief market strategist at ...

It just wasn’t obvious why. As the BOJ this week considers a third tightening, his argument for raising interest rates has become clear — in case they need to be cut later. It has a certain ...

An uptick in business investment could indicate higher employment and wages, BoJ considerations. Conversely, weaker orders may temper expectations of aggressive tightening. Japan’s trade terms ...

BofA noted that if the BOJ does hike rates now, the market is likely to adopt the view that further hikes will be unlikely until at least after the Upper House elections later this year. “ ...

CBeebies icon Justin Fletcher, who has appeared as Mr Tumble on Something Special for over 20 years, has announced a new job ...

Speaking at the Lower House budget committee on Friday, Ueda said the BOJ’s policy settings are still accommodative after recent rate hikes and that would remain the case as the central bank ...