Bank of Japan

The central bank’s officials are leaning against raising rates for a second consecutive meeting in October

2026-10-16T13:39:10.000Z

Underlying inflation “has now come quite close to 2%,” BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said

2026-10-13T06:59:14.000Z

Analysts see this as political signalling to appease Washington – without clear change in substance

2026-10-10T08:15:00.000Z

The BOJ raised its key rate to a 31-year high in September

2026-10-06T06:32:18.000Z

Japan’s public debt, at roughly twice the size of its economy, is the largest in the developed world

2026-10-05T07:53:18.000Z

Kiuchi made the remarks in response to reporters

2026-10-02T04:03:57.000Z

Thursday’s survey is likely to reinforce market expectations that the BOJ will raise its benchmark rate again by December

2026-10-01T01:47:19.000Z

THE BOTTOM LINE

It now sees the need for splashier recruitment ads to get the workers they need after years of HR misallocation

2026-09-30T08:36:32.000Z

There was growing concern within the board of mounting inflation risks

2026-09-28T03:03:02.000Z

Faster rate hikes may be in store now as policy focus has shifted, says former executive director

2026-09-28T01:23:54.000Z