Bank of Japan

BOJ chief avoids hints of April rate hike, shattering hawkish market bets

Uncertainty stemming from the Middle East conflict remains high

The IMF maintains its view that Japan’s inflation will converge to the central bank’s 2 per cent target by the end of 2027, said its mission chief for Japan Rahul Anand.

IMF says Bank of Japan can see through inflationary shock from Iran war

[WASHINGTON] The Bank of Japan can see through inflationary pressures from the war in the Middle East as any second-round effects on broader prices will be limited, Rahul Anand, the International Mone...

IMF  expects the policy rate is projected to gradually rise toward a neutral setting of about 1.5 per cent.

IMF expects pace of Japan's interest rate hikes to speed up slightly

Growth is projected to slow to 0.7% in 2026 and 0.6% in 2027

Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda said a gradual economic recovery was keeping underlying inflation on track to hit the BOJ’s 2% target.

Bank of Japan chief calls for vigilance against impact of Middle East war

Governor Kazuo Ueda says rising crude oil prices will hurt Japan’s economy

BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda said in March the central bank won’t rule out raising rates again if the war-induced economic downturn proves temporary, keeping alive the chance of an April rate hike.

Protracted Iran war narrows BOJ’s rate hike options

The BOJ is expected to revise upwards its inflation projections in April

Akazawa said the BOJ’s 2 per cent inflation target was “quite close” to being achieved while real interest rates remained “quite low”.

BOJ policy to boost yen could be an option to curb inflation, Japanese minister says

[TOKYO] Bank of Japan monetary policy could be an option to tame rising prices by boosting the yen, Japan’s trade minister said on Sunday (Apr 12), as the central bank weighs raising interest rates th...

The wage gains come as the central bank has been looking for signs that solid pay increases will fuel spending that leads to demand-led price gains.

Japan’s real wages rise most since 2021 to keep BOJ on hike path

Uncertainty remains high as Middle East tensions could dent corporate profits

The BOJ has left unchanged its upbeat economic assessment for all nine regions with consumption holding up due to inbound tourism and rising pay.

BOJ warns of economic hit from Middle East conflict

It says that firms in several regions are feeling the strain from rising input costs and disruptions in raw material supplies

Nakamura’s comments underline the BOJ’s readiness to press ahead with moderate rate increases, even as fresh pressures build from outside Japan’s borders.

BOJ keeps rate‑hike door open even as Iran war squeezes firms

The degree and timing of future increases will depend on economic, price and financial conditions

Big firms expect to increase capital expenditure by 3.3 per cent in fiscal 2026, compared with a median market forecast for a 3 per cent gain, the survey showed.

Sentiment improves among Japan’s big firms, but Iran war clouds outlook

[TOKYO] Business sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers improved in the three months to March, a closely watched survey showed on Wednesday, a sign that increasing economic uncertainty from the ...