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 ...
Japan's real gross domestic product (GDP) is forecast to have risen an annualised 1.0% in October-December, according to a ...
Japan should be on alert for any spillover effects from rising foreign market volatility that could affect liquidity ...
Average household monthly income in the same month was 1,179,259 yen, rising 7.2% in nominal terms and up 2.9% in real terms year on year. The Nikkei 225 slipped 0.44% after the r ...
The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates again this year and see borrowing costs reach levels deemed neutral to ...
Japan has “completely” ended deflation and it’s absolutely natural for the central bank to proceed with rate hikes to ...
Bank of Japan policy board member Naoki Tamura said, “Raising short-term interest rates to at least around 1% in the latter ...
The Bank of Japan will continue to raise interest rates if underlying inflation accelerates toward its 2% target as projected ...
The Bank of Japan is likely to keep raising its benchmark rate to a level exceeding the current market consensus, and there’s ...
The Bank of Japan policymakers expressed growing concerns about inflation risks and yen weakness during their January meeting ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A Japanese flag flutters at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on July 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Shuji ...