TOKYO, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Japan's core inflation rate likely held well above the central bank's 2% target in November, a ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank is getting closer to attaining its inflation target, adding to ...

By Noriyuki Hirata and Rocky Swift TOKYO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Japanese markets could be jolted next year if the central bank ...

Japanese companies sold a record amount of yen-denominated bonds targeting individuals this year, in the latest sign that ...

Major central banks hiked their policy rates in the face of surging inflation, but the Bank of Japan has been an outlier. Food inflation, especially rice prices, is a major factor behind the rise in ...

Tokyo's CPI inflation in November was steady, with headline inflation up 2.7% year-on-year and core inflation up 2.8%, largely in line with market expectations.

Japan's core inflation beat expectations and came in at 3% in February, government data showed on Friday, bolstering the case for further interest rate hikes. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, ...

Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi wants to spend big to boost sluggish growth, despite the country's already huge debt load. An admirer of former premier Shinzo Abe, Takaichi has vowed to pursue her mentor's ...

Things could change if food inflation or yen weakness last longer than anticipated, BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said.

Major central banks have hiked their policy rates in the face of surging inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic — but the Bank of Japan has been an outlier. It has stayed put despite headline and core ...