With the BOJ making clear that it will be taking a data-dependent approach in setting policy, each indicator leading up to the December meeting will likely draw strong market attention.

A panel of academics and business executives on Monday urged the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to make its 2% inflation target a long-term goal instead of one that must be met as soon as possible, in light ...

Bets on more aggressive monetary easing in a number of advanced economies risk making the Bank of Japan stand out all the more for contemplating raising, not lowering interest rates.

Boj’s friends are all practising the Cloppity Concerto to play at the Giggly Gig in the park. But when Denzil breaks his guitar, Boj shows him that with a bit of improvisation he can still play ...

BOJ Rate Hike Unlikely Until Trade Uncertainty Clears. There is also a chance that the central bank would pause this year to wait for further evidence, said Seiji Adachi. By Megumi Fujikawa.

As widely expected, the BOJ kept unchanged its YCC targets, set at -0.1% for short-term interest rates and around zero for the 10-year bond yield, at a two-day policy meeting that ended Tuesday.

Both the Topix and Nikkei 225 Stock Average closed above levels seen prior to Dec. 20, when the BOJ abruptly doubled its cap on Japan’s 10-year bond yield to 0.5%.

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A former Bank of Japan official sees a chance the bank’s policy board will seize the opportunity to end its negative interest rate on Tuesday after early results of wage negotiations came in strong.

The BOJ ended a radical stimulus programme last year and raised interest rates to 0.5% in January on the view Japan was on the cusp of sustainably achieving its 2% inflation target.

The BOJ last year exited a massive stimulus programme that included a policy capping bond yields around zero. It raised its short-term policy rate to 0.5% in January, on the view Japan was making ...

If the Bank of Japan keeps the cap on government-bond-yield moves unchanged, USD/JPY will probably spike and induce more talk of possible intervention, Societe Generale Research said.