Consumer prices excluding fresh food in the Tokyo metropolitan area rose 3.6% in May from a year earlier, up from April's 3.4% increase, driven by continued food price gains. Tokyo CPI is viewed as an ...

Japanese government data released Friday present a mixed picture of rising inflation and sluggish industrial activity.

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Japan's three megabanks are set to boost their lending profitability as they benefit from the Bank of Japan's monetary policy ...

Japan likely held off selling from its huge U.S. Treasury holdings as there is no alternative investment given the dollar's ...

The BOJ has been gradually raising interest rates since last year, causing a rise in bond yields, which move inversely to prices. The yield on benchmark 10-year JGBs rose to 1.485% at the end of March ...

The Bank of Japan amassed the largest amount of unrealized losses on record from its government bond holdings in the year ...

The Bank of Japan's long-term government bond holdings fell for the first time in 16 years as of end-March as it tapered bond ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday the central bank will be vigilant to the risk large swings in super-long ...

TOKYO: The Bank of Japan's rate-hike cycle is facing its biggest test since Governor Kazuo Ueda took the helm two years ago, with US President Donald Trump's tariffs rapidly narrowing the window ...

TOKYO – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept interest rates steady and sharply cut its growth forecasts on May 1, suggesting uncertainty surrounding US tariffs and the hit to exports could keep policy ...

The Bank of Japan revised down its growth forecasts and held interest rates steady on Thursday, warning that trade tariffs are fuelling global economic uncertainty. Kazuo Ueda, the central bank's ...