Core Consumer Prices in Japan's Capital Rises 2.5% Yr/yr in January
TOKYO (Reuters) - Core consumer prices in Japan's capital rose 2.5% in January from a year earlier, data showed on Friday, ...
Yen set for best January in seven years as rates path diverge
The yen was on track for its best monthly start to the year since 2018 on Friday, helped by the view that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) is likely to keep raising rates this year while its global peers ...
Bank of Japan board reshuffle to bring it closer to 'normal' central banking
The fading shadow of reflationists in the Bank of Japan, and the latest addition to the board of an academic favouring an end ...
Japan's Government Interest Costs to Swell More Than 50% in Next Few Years
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's annual interest payments on government debt could surge more than 50% over the next few years, ...
Japan to cooperate with Bessent on forex, other issues
Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and U.S. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent will cooperate on issues including forex, ...
Never mind the yakuza, in Japan ‘quick money’ gangs are now on the rise
Japan has seen a surge in desperate young people committing ‘yami baito’ – small-time crimes as part-time jobs.
Japan Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level Since 2008
The return of inflation and wage growth is giving the Bank of Japan room to raise interest rates and declare the end of a ...
Bank of Japan raises interest rate to about 0.5%, citing higher wages and inflation
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