BOJ divided on rate hike timing

The Bank of Japan should raise interest rates at least to 1% to roll back an "abnormally" huge stimulus that is causing ...
The weakening yen and rising bond yields are ramping up pressure on Bank of Japan policymakers to increase interest rates.
The Bank of Japan has maintained ultra-low interest rates today and signalled the need to scrutinise global economic ...
The unanimous decision from the Japanese central bank’s monetary policy board to maintain its target rate around 0.25 per cent was widely expected, with some analysts now projecting a rate increase as ...
Former Bank of Japan policy board member Takahide Kiuchi said the domestic political situation is tilted against more rate ...
An exit by the Bank of Japan is expected by June, with an even chance that rates will rise to zero next ... in recent days and must adjust to paying interest, albeit small, on the Japanese ...
Japan's three megabanks raised their annual profit forecasts to all-time highs on Thursday, fuelled by robust lending demand ...
“We . . . have a top 10 position within our sights,” said MUFG chief Hironori Kamezawa in an interview with the Financial ...
His remarks highlight how concern over the demerits of a weak yen will remain a key topic of debate among politicians.