Tag: "bank of Japan"
Bank of Japan set to hike rates to 31-year high, drop hawkish signals
World 15:50 12/06/2026The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates to a 31-year high next week and signal its readiness to keep pushing up borrowing costs, undeterred by the absence of its governor as it focuses on countering inflation risks from the Middle East war.
Japan households expect prices to keep rising, survey shows
World 15:50 19/01/2026TOKYO -- Most Japanese households expect prices to keep rising for the next few years, a central bank survey showed on Monday, reinforcing expectations the country was seeing conditions fall into place for further increases in still-low interest rates.
Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 30-year high, signals more hikes
World 15:24 19/12/2025The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to levels unseen in three decades and signalled its readiness for further hikes, taking another landmark step in ending decades of huge monetary support and near-zero borrowing costs.
