Japan’s base pay growth holds steady, but nominal wage increases slow
Growth in Japan’s base salaries held firm even as nominal wage gains decelerated sharply, sending mixed signals to…
Bank of Japan raises key interest rate to highest level since 1995
The Bank of Japan raised its key policy rate to a 30-year high on Friday to help curb…
Indonesia among big losers of the end of cheap yen
The Bank of Japan’s interest rate hike, raising the benchmark rate to its highest level in 30 years,…
BOJ’s Ueda sends clear hint at chance of December rate hike
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda sent the clearest hint yet that his board might increase interest rates…
Japan’s two-year yield hits highest since 2008 on rate-hike bets
Japan’s two-year note yield rose to its highest level since 2008, and the yen gained against the dollar…
BOJ Indicates Chance of December Interest Rate Hike With Summary
A record of policy discussions from the Bank of Japan’s latest board meeting signaled that the next interest…
BOJ Board Hawk Calls for Rate Hike as Japan’s Price Norm Shifts
Bank of Japan Board Member Hajime Takata said the time is ripe for raising the bank’s policy interest…
Trump going Japanese with risky debt monetization gambit
NEW YORK — In October 2016, Japan tried a new riff on an old economic strategy to mask…
BOJ’s Ueda expects tightening job market to push up wages
By Howard Schneider and Leika Kihara JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said wage…