The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is the central bank of Japan. Established under the Bank of Japan Act in 1882, it is a juridical entity and neither a government agency nor a private corporation.

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda issued a mild warning on Friday that it could increase bond buying if "abnormal" market moves trigger a sharp rise in yields, but he was reiterating the bank's pledge made ...

Ueda said the market volatility seen in early August was due to rising fears of a U.S. recession, stoked by the country's weak economic data, while the BOJ's interest rate hike in July led to a ...

While he declined to say how soon the BOJ could raise rates, Uchida essentially ruled out another hike at the bank's next meeting on March 18-19 by saying it "wasn't as if we would hike rates at ...

After a prolonged period of ultra-easy policy, the BOJ has begun raising interest rates, while the government made rare currency market interventions in 2022 and last year to boost the yen ...

Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities said on Monday it now expects the BOJ to raise interest rates to 0.75% in July from 0.5% currently, instead of in October-December. It also pushed forward ...

The financial markets are adjusting to the likelihood of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raising interest rates sooner and to higher levels than previously anticipated, due to hawkish signals from the ...

Bank of Japan (BoJ) Board Member Hajime Takata said on Wednesday, “the BoJ must gradually shift policy, even after January's rate hike, to avoid upside price risks from materialising.“ ...