Japan's government on Friday brushed aside rare and explicit comments from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent who said the ...

The Bank of Japan will likely be raising interest rates as it is behind the curve in dealing with the risk of inflation, U.S.

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Pressure is mounting within the Bank of Japan to ditch a vaguely defined gauge of inflation ...

They’re behind the curve,” Bessent told Bloomberg TV on Wednesday, noting that that was his opinion, and that he discussed ...

The Japanese Yen (JPY) recovers slightly from a four-day trough touched against a flattish US Dollar (USD) during the Asian session on Tuesday, though it lacks bullish conviction. The growing ...

The slowdown was attributed to lower energy prices but inflation on goods items remained strong, said Junya Takemoto, senior ...

Fitch Ratings says the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) quantitative tightening (QT) is set to intensify, despite the recently announced ...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized the Bank of Japan’s cautious approach to raising interest rates, saying it was ...

AUD/JPY appreciates after registering losses in the previous two consecutive sessions, trading around 96.10 during the Asian ...

The Bank of Japan laid the groundwork this week for resuming interest rate hikes by spelling out explicitly for the first time the risks that persistent food price rises fan broad-based inflation.

Analyst views were last canvassed before the announcement of Japan’s trade pact with the US on July 22, and last week’s BOJ policy decision. Those predicting it in January slightly dropped to a third, ...