Out of 19 economists, 18 agreed on prospects of a rate hike, with most pointing to a recent change in tone of the BOJ ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will size up the need to raise interest rates on Friday amid heightened expectations of a ...

Markets have also focused on a speech by Ueda’s deputy last week that was widely interpreted as suggesting conditions would now justify an increase. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese ...

The possibility is 'quite high' if markets remain calm following Trump's inauguration on Monday as the 47th president of the ...

With markets fully pricing in an interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) on Friday, the head of Rengo – Japan’s largest ...

(Bloomberg) -- Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will size up the need to raise interest rates on Friday amid heightened expectations of a hike — and barring a market shock triggered by Donald ...

Keidanren head Tokura’s comments create a positive backdrop for the BOJ as its board prepares to deliver its policy decision ...

(Bloomberg) — Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will size up the need to raise interest rates on Friday amid heightened expectations of a hike — and barring a market shock triggered by Donald Trump’s ...

The Bank of Japan is likely to raise rates at its January 24 meeting following recent supportive comments from BoJ governor Kazuo Ueda and deputy Ryozo Himino.