Japan Household Inflation Expectations Rise, Keep BOJ Rate Hike View Alive

But heightened market volatility and global recession fears caused by higher U.S. tariffs are likely to keep the Bank of Japan (BOJ ... rates if the economy continues to recover, and is prodding ... Read More

U.S. Tariff Policy Poses Major Risk to Japan’s Economy, BOJ Member Says

U.S. trade policy is one of the biggest risks to Japan’s economic outlook, Bank of Japan board member Junko Nakagawa warned as she flagged continued uncertainty over tariffs. “Since the extent ... Read More

BOJ will likely put rate hike aside for now, ex-official says

The Bank of Japan will probably leave aside raising interest rates for now due to uncertainties stemming from U.S. tariff measures that could deal a blow to Japan’s economy, according to a ... Read More

BOJ Gov Ueda: Japan's Economy Recovering Moderately Albeit With Some Weak Signs

The dollar lost ground to the safe-haven yen and Swiss franc on Wednesday as the imminent imposition by the U.S. of 104% tariffs on China spooked world equity markets and sent the ... Read More

Japan's Core Inflation Accelerates, Complicating BOJ's Rate Path

We see an increasing chance the BOJ's next interest rate hike will be delayed ... that threaten to derail a modest recovery in Japan's export-reliant economy. BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda told ... Read More

BOJ to cut growth forecast as US tariffs hit, sources say

The key would be whether the BOJ can maintain its baseline scenario that Japan's economy will sustain a moderate recovery and keep underlying ... pause in the bank's rate-hike cycle. Read More

Japan household inflation expectations rise, keep BOJ rate hike view alive

"But Trump's tariff shock has heightened uncertainty over the outlook," she said in pushing back the projected timing for the next BOJ rate hike ... to keep raising interest rates if the economy ... Read More

Japan’s core inflation accelerates, complicating BOJ’s rate path

We see an increasing chance the BOJ’s next interest rate hike will be delayed ... that threaten to derail a modest recovery in Japan’s export-reliant economy. “The recent US tariff measures ... Read More