And households are hating it. Part of the problem is that most of the inflation from which Japan is suffering comes from ...
massive stimulus programme last year and raised short-term interest rates to 0.5% in January on the view Japan was on track to sustainably meet the bank's 2% inflation target. The central bank ...
Food inflation in Japan is a hot topic for households managing monthly budgets – and increasingly for the central bank as ...
BoJ Tightening Bets Weigh on Dollar – Rising producer prices may boost BoJ rate hike expectations, while US CPI and Fed ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Hawkish comments from the Bank of Japan and sticky inflation are lifting bond yields to multi-year highs and pushing forward rate hike expectations, shaking long-held views ...
Japan's economy grew at a better-than-expected annual rate of 2.8% in October-December, underlined by steady exports and ...
The Bank of Japan may raise interest rates in March if U.S. President Donald Trump pushes through on his tariff threats and ...