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.

TOKYO, - Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Thursday, pulling back from the record high reached in the previous session, amid concerns over the Bank of Japan's potential policy shift and a ...

The yen rose against the dollar and has room to rise further after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested the BOJ should raise interest rates.

The dollar fell to its weakest level against the Japanese yen in three weeks after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he expected the Bank of Japan to raise interest rates to tackle inflation.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized the Bank of Japan’s cautious approach to raising interest rates, saying it was ...

JPY is no longer the most attractive funding currency, and the currency's strength may not necessarily lead to broad-based risk aversion, one expert said.

Pressure is mounting within the Bank of Japan to ditch a vaguely defined gauge of inflation as worries about second-round ...

Japan's annual wholesale inflation slowed for the fourth straight month in July, data showed on Wednesday, underscoring the ...

Japan's three megabanks are likely to benefit further from higher local interest rates amid preparations for a potential US ...

The Bank of Japan's summary from its July meeting reveals that policymakers are becoming more open to raising interest rates, ...

"If its outlook for economic activity and prices will be realized, the Bank, in accordance with improvement in economic activity and prices, will continue to raise the policy interest rate and adjust ...