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Kuroda Says BOJ to Stay on Rate Hike Path

Kuroda Says BOJ to Stay on Rate Hike Path as Deflation Has Ended

Japan has “completely” ended deflation and it’s absolutely natural for the central bank to proceed with rate hikes to normalize policy, according to former BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, whose term was defined by ultra easy monetary settings.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 5h

Hawkish BOJ Board Member Calls for Potentially Faster Rate Hikes

In a speech to business leaders, Naoki Tamura said that the central bank should raise rates to 1% or higher in the fiscal half starting in October.

Kyodo News on MSN · 6h

BOJ should lift key rate to 1% in 2nd half of FY 2025: board member

The Bank of Japan should raise its policy interest rate, currently at 0.5 percent, to at least around 1 percent in the latter half of the next fiscal year ending March 2026 to tame inflation, a board member said Thursday.

Bloomberg L.P. · 6d

BOJ’s Ueda Voices Confidence on Rate Hike Messaging to Market

The Bank of Japan’s message on gradual interest hikes has been clearly received by financial markets, Governor Kazuo Ueda said, adding that more hikes will take place if its economic outlook is realized.

BOJ will keep raising rates if prices move

Hosted on MSN · 7h

Hawkish BOJ policymaker calls for raising rates at least to 1%

The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates to at least 1% by the second half of the fiscal year beginning in April, hawkish board member Naoki Tamura said on Thursday, remarks that pushed up the yen as they reinforcing bets of a near-term rate hike.

ジャパンタイムズ · 5h

BOJ’s Tamura says interest rate needs to rise to at least 1%

A speech by the board member is likely to further fuel market speculation that more rate hikes are in the pipeline.

CNN on MSN · 13d

BOJ raises interest rates to highest in 17 years

The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stable around its 2 percent target.

BOJ must maintain monetary support, says governor Ueda

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Friday the central bank must maintain loose monetary policy to ensure underlying ...

Yahoo Finance9d

BOJ to raise rates again by July, eventually eye hike to 1.5%, says ex-policymaker

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.

BusinessMirror21h

Japan wages grow most since 1997, supporting BOJ hike path

Japanese nominal wages rose at the fastest pace in nearly three decades, supporting the Bank of Japan’s latest rate hike decision and keeping the bank on track for further tightening steps. Nominal ...

BOJ expects rising inflation to spur demand for new financial services

Japan needs to promote digitalisation as rising inflation and interest rates will increase demand for new financial services ...

BoJ's Tamura suggests gradual rate hike in a timely manner

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) board member Naoki Tamura on Thursday suggested a gradual rate hike in a timely manner. Tamura added ...

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