Federal Reserve Bank of Japan

Bank of Japan raises interest rates

Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation

The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25% Friday, noting that inflation is holding at a desirable target level. “The economy is gradually recovering,” BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda told reporters after a two-day policy board meeting in Tokyo.

The New York Times · 4d

Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008

The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a long period of stagnation.

Reuters on MSN · 4d

Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest in 17 years, yen jumps

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its inflation forecasts, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stable around its 2% target.

Business Times1d

Bank of Japan may revert to fuzzy communication after Fed-style clarity on rates

THE Bank of Japan (BOJ), after clearly signalling last week ... That shift to clearer guidance, an approach that the US Federal Reserve used in August to signal a policy shift, may prove ...

ジャパンタイムズ15hOpinion

The Bank of Japan’s communication challenges

Despite limited developments that would justify a policy shift since December, Japan's central bank nevertheless went ahead ...

Japan Gains Confidence in Exiting Rock-Bottom Borrowing Costs

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers ...

Seeking Alpha3d

Bank of Japan's Rate Hike Decision A Boost For Lenders

The Bank of Japan's latest interest rate hike ... The resulting pressure on the US dollar would slow potential US Federal Reserve rate cuts and allow the BOJ to stay on its path to policy ...

4don MSN

Stock market today: Asian shares gain after S&P 500 climbs to a record and Bank of Japan raises rate

Asian shares advanced Friday after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate. U.S.

Allison Thompson elected to chair the St. Louis Fed’s Little Rock Branch board of directors

Allison Thompson, the president and chief executive officer of the Economic Development Alliance for Jefferson County, has been elected board chair for 2025 of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis' ...

Interest2d

Breakfast briefing: China holiday & US Fed decision dominate global economy this week

PMIs everywhere mostly positive; Japan and Singapore moved policy rates; India expansion loses some steam; UST 10yr at 4.62%; ...

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