If the BOJ were to cut bond buying by 200 billion yen per quarter from fiscal 2026, its monthly buying will fall to around 2 trillion yen by the March 2027 end of the business year.

The BOJ's holdings of long-term government bonds stood at 582.99 trillion yen at the end of the fiscal first half, down 1.6 trillion yen from a year earlier and marking the first decline in 16 years.

The BOJ’s holdings of government bonds decreased by a record ¥6.2 trillion in the first quarter as purchases slowed and debt matured, according to central bank data.

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan board member Hajime Takata said on Thursday the central bank should resume interest rate hikes following a temporary pause to evaluate the impact of ...

The Bank of Japan will likely hold fire for the next few months due to growing concerns about the impact of U.S. tariffs, a former member of the BOJ’s policy board says.

As part of the decision, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years, lifting its short-term rate to “around zero to 0.1%” from minus 0.1%, according to a ...

BOJ Is Said to See Little Cost to Waiting for Next Rate Hike Some officials aren’t opposed to rate hike at December meeting Decision to be made only after assessing data and markets ...

The BOJ raised its short-term policy rate to 0.5% in January on the view Japan was on the cusp of sustainably achieving its 2% inflation target backed by solid wage gains.

BOJ executives probably want to raise short-term rates at least to 1.5% by the end of fiscal 2026, so they have scope to reduce borrowing costs when the economy faces another downturn, Sakurai said.

The Bank of Japan kept its key short-term interest rate unchanged at 0.5% during its May meeting, maintaining the highest level since 2008 and in line with market expectations. The BOJ has now ...