The Bank of Japan will likely be raising interest rates as it is behind the curve in dealing with the risk of inflation, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Bloomberg Television, in his ...

Pressure is mounting within the Bank of Japan to ditch a vaguely defined gauge of inflation as worries about second-round price effects prompt some board members to call for a more hawkish ...

(Bloomberg) --US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Bank of Japan is falling behind the curve in addressing inflation, in a rare comment admonishing policy decisions by a foreign central ...

TOKYO :Bank of Japan policymakers debated the likelihood of resuming interest rate increases with one signaling the chance of a hike this year, a summary of opinions at the July meeting showed ...

[WASHINGTON] US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is falling behind the curve in addressing inflation, in a rare comment admonishing policy decisions by a foreign central ...

Ueda has also signaled that the BOJ will hike rates if inflation continues to increase in line with its outlook.

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) published the Summary of Opinions from the July monetary policy meeting, with the key findings noted below.

Minutes of the Bank of Japan's June board meeting released on Tuesday show policymakers were increasingly wary of a sharp rise in Japanese government bond yields.

The remark highlights the political pressure the BOJ could face in resuming rate hikes as higher U.S. levies hurt corporate profits.