Junko Koeda's remarks are likely to keep market speculation alive over the odds of a rate change at the next meeting.

"The swaps market continues to imply about 50bps of rate hikes over the next twelve months. BOJ rate hike expectations ...

Bank of Japan’s newly appointed board member Junko Koeda did her best to keep various options open over the timing of the ...

Copper declined but remains above the $10,000-a-ton level. There is improved risk appetite, which fueled demand for the base metal, analysts at Sucden Financial said. They highlight the correlation ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda indicated he aims to keep his options open ahead of the bank’s next policy meeting, as ...

The central bank governor noted that while there are pockets of weakness, “the economy is recovering moderately.” ...

The Bank of Japan’s governor said that the central bank may have to consider responding by raising interest rates if the rise ...

The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates if persistent increases in food costs lead to broad-based inflation, Governor ...

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said early Wednesday that the Japanese central bank will continue to raise interest rates ...

To be sure, the BOJ is in no rush to raise rates with higher wages yet to cause a spike in services inflation, which stood at ...

But governor Kazuo Ueda also said rising food costs and stronger-than-expected wage growth could push up underlying inflation ...

Earlier in the day, the BOJ gave a dovish impression when it dropped a reference to continued interest rate hikes in the ...