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.

BOJ meets for rate review Jan. 23-24 Absent of a Trump-driven shock, BOJ seen hiking rates to 0.5% BOJ seen raising price f'cast as weak yen keep import costs high BOJ unlikely to give clarity on ...

The bank is scheduled to hold its next meeting on July 30-31. Many economists expect the BOJ to stand pat again this month because Japan hasn’t been able to reach a trade deal with the U.S.

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 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.

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 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 ...

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’s Ueda Says Rate Hikes Will Only Come When Economy Is Ready Economists and market participants expect the central bank to hold the policy rate unchanged at its next meeting By Megumi Fujikawa ...

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.

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.