Further deliberations are expected to be required for the Bank of Japan to explore future interest rate hikes, with its key ...

In a widely anticipated move, the Bank of Japan on Jan. 24 raised its short-term policy rate to 0.50% from 0.25%. Read more ...

Wall Street stocks retreated Friday as the market's latest rally lost steam, while the yen pushed higher after the Bank of ...

The Bank of Japan delivered a widely expected 25 basis point hike to its key lending rate on Friday, bringing the overnight call rate to the highest since 2008 and putting pressure on the dollar. The ...

Bank of Japan goes through with planned rate increase, saying president is acting within expectations.

The board decided to raise the BOJ's short-term policy rate to 0.5% from 0.25% by an 8-1 vote. Board member Toyoaki Nakamura ...

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, known as MUFG, is Japan’s largest banking group, with 8.0% share of domestic loans and 11.6% of deposits as of March 2024. It was also the most global among Japanese ...

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, with a 7.2% share of domestic loans and 9.0% of deposits as of March 2024, is one of Japan’s Big Three banking groups. Compared with its two megabank rivals, SMFG has ...

The yen slipped, erasing earlier gains, as Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda offered little guidance on the timing of the ...

Sayuri Shirai, professor at Keio University and former Bank of Japan Policy Board member, shares why she thinks the central ...

In a significant move, the Bank of Japan has hiked its interest rates to levels not seen since the global financial crisis of ...

At the two-day meeting concluding on Friday, the BOJ is widely expected to raise its short-term policy rate from 0.25% to 0.5% - a level Japan has not seen in 17 years. The move would underscore the ...