Japanese companies are passing on rising costs from the Middle East conflict at a faster pace than in 2022, when the war in Ukraine pushed up fuel costs, the government said
July 24, 2026
Japan's core inflation perked up in June but remained below the central bank's 2% target for a fifth straight month, suggesting that firms have yet to
July 24, 2026
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July 24, 2026
The Bank of Japan will raise its interest rate again by end-December and possibly as soon as October, according to a majority of economists in a Reuters
July 23, 2026
The Bank of Japan remains on alert to upside inflation risks that could lead to faster interest rate hikes than markets project, said three sources familiar
July 22, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi vowed to boost investment in growth areas in her first economic blueprint finalised on Tuesday, a pledge overshadowed
July 21, 2026
Japan's government will state in its economic blueprint that decisions on specific monetary policy tools should be left to the Bank of
July 17, 2026
Japanese households' inflation expectations crept up and the ratio of those expecting prices to rise a year from now hit a record high, a quarterly central
July 16, 2026
Nearly half of Japanese firms are experiencing negative business impact from the Bank of Japan's interest rate hikes, with higher borrowing costs hurting
July 16, 2026
The Bank of Japan's shock introduction of negative rates in 2016 drew intense criticism from within the board with some blasting it as half-baked and a risky
July 15, 2026
Japan's government will insert a footnote in its economic blueprint referring to a clause in law stipulating the need to protect the central bank's independence in setting
July 14, 2026
The Bank of Japan may revise up its economic growth forecast for fiscal 2026 and keep its focus on the risk of an inflation overshoot as
July 10, 2026
The Bank of Japan said on Thursday the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is likely to prod more firms to raise prices later this year, signalling caution over mounting
July 09, 2026
Japan's government is considering revising language on monetary policy in its economic blueprint, a draft obtained by Reuters showed, as
July 08, 2026
Bank of Japan board member Toichiro Asada said he must see signs of demand-driven inflation before supporting interest rate rises, but
July 07, 2026
Japan's government on Tuesday pushed back against market views it was watering down its commitment to fiscal reform and pressuring the
July 07, 2026
The CEO of Japan's largest banking group warned that sustained inflation driven by a depreciating yen could hit consumer sentiment and the
July 06, 2026
Japanese companies agreed to wage hikes of more than 5% for a third year, the nation's largest labour union group said on Friday,
July 03, 2026
Japanese officials are abandoning their habit of telegraphing intervention risks, instead signalling a more targeted
July 02, 2026
The Bank of Japan has reported its quarterly survey of business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers rose to 22 in June from 17 in the previous quarter
July 01, 2026
The yen's break through a long-defended 162-per-dollar level to its weakest in four decades has reinforced expectations Japan may tolerate
June 30, 2026
The Bank of Japan must be vigilant regarding the impact a weak yen could have on underlying inflation as firms have become more active in passing on rising
June 30, 2026
Political pressure on the Bank of Japan to slow its interest rate hikes is growing amid a push by Sanae Takaichi's government to restore dovish policymakers
June 30, 2026
Japan's factory output rose at a slower-than-expected pace in May from the previous month, government data showed on Tuesday. Here are a few details.
June 30, 2026
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