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Banking & Finance

Rate hikes drive Japan regional banks towards mergers to survive

Many market players expect the BOJ to raise rates either next month or at a subsequent meeting in January.
Banking & Finance

Bank of Japan drops fresh hints of near-term rate hike as yen slides

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda has said the central bank will continue to raise interest rates, now at 0.5 per cent, if it becomes convinced that underlying inflation will stabilise around its 2 per cent target.
Banking & Finance

BOJ board member Koeda calls for policy normalisation

The meeting between Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and Japan PM Sanae Takichi will be held at 3.30 pm (0630 GMT), the Prime Minister’s Office said on Monday.
Banking & Finance

BOJ chief to hold first bilateral meeting with PM Takaichi

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi said in parliament that Japan still faced the risk of returning to deflation.
International

Japan prime minister ‘strongly hopes’ BOJ achieves wage-driven inflation

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi also said she would not rule out a cut to Japan’s sales tax as a future option.
International

Japan PM flags watered-down fiscal goal in push to lift growth

The package will focus on measures to cushion the blow to households from rising living costs, investment in crisis management and growth areas, as well as steps to boost Japan’s defence capabilities, the draft of the outline showed.
International

Japan’s stimulus plan to urge BOJ focus on boosting growth, draft outline shows

The pace of price gains has stayed at or above the BOJ’s 2 per cent target for three and a half years.
International

Faster Tokyo inflation supports BOJ rate hike case, lifts yen

Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda (centre) at a monetary policy meeting with members of the policy board and government officials at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Oct 30, 2025.
Banking & Finance

Bank of Japan keeps interest rates unchanged

On Thursday, the Nikkei added as much as 0.4 per cent to reach 51,513.66 for the first time, before last trading at 51,417.50.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Tokyo: Nikkei rises to record high before BOJ decision, JGB yield climb

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